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Sat 09 Sep 2007M50 drivers who fail to pay tolls face €146 finesFines of up to €146 have been proposed by the National Roads Authority for car drivers who fail to pay tolls on the M50, when barrier-free tolling comes in next year.Under a draft toll scheme published by the authority yesterday, the fines rise incrementally over time - likely to be less than one month - to €146, after which they will be passed to a debt collection agency which may add additional collection charges.