MANILA -Tollway concessionaires are set to conduct a two-month dry run for contactless payments starting Sept. 1.
In a statement, the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) said the activity would “ascertain the readiness of the tollway concessionaires and operators for the smooth and efficient reimplementation of the contactless program.”
The Department of Transportation issued an order in 2020 requiring cashless transactions using RFID (radio frequency identification) stickers as it sought to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19. Due to complaints arising from glitches in the electronic toll collection system, however, the department later allowed vehicles with no RFID stickers and require…
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