E-tap cards for tollways

**timrev** · July 6th, 2012 10:04 AM

TRB eyes use of E-tap cards for tollways

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/...cards-tollways
MANILA, Philippines - The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) wants tollway operators to consider using a single electronic collection payment, such as the E-tap card, for all expressways.

"The TRB can request them but eventually the market will force them to adopt such tollway payment," said TRB executive director Edmund Reyes, Jr.

The TRB, Cavite Infrastructure Corp. and Malaysia's RTS Technology SDN on Thursday signed an agreement to use E-tap as a means of collecting toll fees.

The E-tap card is a pre-paid value smartcard that will be used on a pilot basis at the Manila-Cavite Expressway starting July 16. There will be 3,000 free E-tap cards to be given away to motorists on July 16.

Reyes said Cavite expressway is a good starting point to help the TRB consider the inter-operability of the various toll expressways.

Motorists using the E-tap card can just tap it on a card reader and it will deduct the exact fare. Reloading can be done at a toll plaza. The E-tap card is priced between P15 to P25.

"Compared to other toll operators that charged P1,700 per card, the E-tap card costs very little only. Right now the penetration rate of e-toll payment system is very low so there is a big opportunity for the market to grow. The technology embedded on this card is universal which means that other toll operators can follow suit. If and when it happens, then it would be very easy, faster, convenient to all motorists who ply the country’s expressways," Reyes said.

CIC president Andrew Deyto said E-tap cards will speed up the payment process for motorists at the tollways. The cards will initially be used on two lanes in Bacoor and two lanes in Kawit toll plazas.

"We will look at how the system will work and after two to three months we may go full blasts. We will also install dedicated E-tap lanes soon," he said.

**1D4LV** · July 6th, 2012 11:45 AM

that's good... even for SLEX and NLEX.

kailangan lang nila magdagdag ng reloading stations kasi kung hindi, ang toll plaza naman ang mapupuno ng mga mag rereload.

**timrev** · July 6th, 2012 11:59 AM

ok iyan pag rush hour at holidays...at sa mga everyday user ng expressway natin...

ganyan din sana sa MRT at LRT

**DeathRow** · July 16th, 2012 09:47 PM

how do i get one of these? i saw the sign for it on coastal today.

**renzo_d10** · July 16th, 2012 09:57 PM

Last time I went to Singapore, they used scannable cards for their buses & trains. Pretty much similar to tap cards. The trip was made efficient due to that.

With this, kahit bihira ka mag-toll pwede pa rin. Kunwari kailangan mo lang toll fee for the day is 500php. Then 500php lang i-load mo. Para ka lang nagloload ng phone. Walang minimum, walang maximum. Parang timezone din.

Hope they implement this, but with proper instructions to back it up. Where to get the cards, how to load them etc. etc.

Sana meron din special lane dun sa toll booth for those who don't have a card yet. Dun nalang bibili.

Hirap if all booths sell load/cards... mattraffic din.

**CVT** · July 16th, 2012 10:02 PM

Kung ito ay passive IR o RF,- okay ito.....

Pero, sabi nga smartcard,- so may chip at ini-insert ito (o swipe)... Mabagal!... Sana may interface na RF/ passive IR/ o barcode scan(?)....

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**BratPAQ** · July 16th, 2012 10:36 PM

^ sabi sir, tap lang, hindi swipe, mahirap swipe magkakandalaglag pa yung card nun. san kaya mabibili ito? mura na yung presyo. saka sana naman damihan ang lanes nila ng e-tap. di yung iisang lanes pa tapos tatakban pa ng ibang lanes pag rush hour.