Dear John: I was recently contacted by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority’s E-ZPass division because of tolls that I owe.

I’m not disputing the $4,000 in tolls I owe. I’m complaining about the $62,000 it says I owe in penalties and fees. That’s ridiculous.

It said I can settle up at a discounted rate of $15,000, payable by debit or credit card. And it doesn’t have a payment plan.

I told the representative that even the Internal Revenue Service gives people payment options. She said either I pay, or the Department of Motor Vehicles is gonna suspend my registration.

I’m a civil servant. My car is barely worth $1,000. I need my car to go to work. Please help me. J.V.

Dear J.V.: You have been a bad boy. And, sorry, but those of us who pay the tolls probably can’t muster much sympathy for someone who doesn’t.

I don’t know if you set the record as the biggest scofflaw in the city, but you have to come close. Congratulations!

You explained to me in another email that your E-ZPass lapsed and “then the lanes went cashless and I kept on saying I will fix it next week. That turned into 18 months. Stupidity!”

From October 2017 to April 2019, you had 578 toll violations, which amounted to $4,700 in tolls and $55,000 in fees. And you haven’t paid one toll during this time.

E-ZPass is using the DMV as an enforcement mechanism. So you have apparently been driving without a registration since April, which is long before you contacted me.

E-ZPass said you kept evading tolls even after your registration was suspended. And I assume that you have been driving without insurance — or soon will be — because you can’t get coverage without a registration.

E-ZPass wants you to pay the tolls you owe in full by going to the DMV. Once you pay up, you’ll start getting discounts from ­E-ZPass and get your registration back.

Don’t have $4,000? At the very least you should start paying tolls regularly so you show E-ZPass some good faith. Then maybe they will cut you a break.

And for all you other scofflaws out there, let this serve as a blueprint for what you don’t want to do.

Let me know what happens.