A toll collector collects fees for the use of roads, bridges, and tunnels by vehicles. Toll collection can be done through a barrier toll gate or entry and exit tolls. Toll collectors work varying shifts and are responsible for collecting money, keeping track of their drawer balance, and ensuring their booth is passable.
A toll collector is a person who collects fees charged for the use of roads, bridges and tunnels by vehicles. Someone who collects fares from passengers on a boat is also known as a toll collector. Toll collectors are primarily responsible for collecting money and switching consumers. This person can also accept previously purchased toll or fare tickets. Toll collection dates back to antiquity, and in the Middle Ages it was considered a prestigious privilege if one could obtain freedom from paying tolls while traveling.
A toll road can be a private road or a road that was built by a government. To pay for building and maintaining the road, the builder charges tolls. In the US, a toll road is usually called a toll road. On these roads, toll collectors typically work at a toll booth located at what is often referred to as a toll plaza, toll station, or toll gate.
There are two variations on how fees can be charged. The first is a barrier toll gate, in which toll barriers are placed at varying intervals on a roadway. The main problem with the barrier method is that it has a tendency to back up traffic and cause congestion.
Entry and exit tolls tend to be the most popular. To collect fees in this way, toll booths are placed at all entry and exit points along a road, bridge, or tunnel. When a driver enters the highway, he is given a ticket, sometimes by a machine, which lists what the toll will be for each exit. The further the driver travels on the road, the more he owes, and when the driver pulls off the road, he pays his fee to the toll collector.
Typically, toll collection is done 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Toll collectors may work shifts that vary widely – during the day to late at night. Senior employees tend to take weekday shifts, leaving younger employees to work weekends and night hours.
Typically, a collector is expected to collect money from drivers, return any change owed, and keep track of your drawer balance throughout the day. At the end of the shift, he will have to balance that drawer by taking out the tolls he collected and leaving what was in the drawer when he started. Most often, the collected money is handed over to the shift manager or placed in a safe.
In addition to collecting money, a toll collector must also ensure that his booth is passable and free of debris. If a car breaks down in its lane, it can also be called in to help the driver and hold traffic. Bill collectors often interact socially with the customers they see on a daily basis.
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