What the DOTr and the tollway concessionaires will be implementing is a transition period -something akin to a grace period or (their words) honeymoon phase- from December 1, 2020, to January 11, 2021. In this transition period, the toll operators will not apprehend motorists for trying to enter the tollway without an RFID tag because they will install an RFID on your vehicle as you line up. And by that, the DOTr means all toll gates and all toll booths.
From December 1 to January 11, all the toll plazas and all the individual toll booths of all expressways will be converted to RFID installation lanes. If your vehicle doesn't have an RFID tag as you enter NLEX, EasyTrip's staff will install an RFID tag on your vehicle. The same applies to SMC with AutoSweep RFID.
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