SMC tollroads to go full cashless

SMC tollroads to go full cashless

If you have not yet been informed yet, the RFID stickers for tollways under San Miguel Corporation (SMC) now comes free of charge.

The announcement came as SMC revealed that they will soon go cashless on all their tollroads it operates, as part of the conglomerate's bid to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

SMC president and chief operating officer Ramon Ang said that the free RFID installation is not only limited to public utility vehicles, but to all types of vehicles that use the following: Skyway, NAIA Expressway, South Luzon Expressway, Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR Tollways), and the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway.

Ramon Ang

The move to go 100 percent RFID was based on the recommendation of the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) through the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

The LTFRB ordered all toll operators to give “free installation of RFID for vehicles using expressways, as a means to limit direct hand contact for toll payments and ensure social distancing measure.”

The LTFRB directive covers public utility vehicles such as buses, jeepneys and utility vans. However, SMC is taking it one step further by including all vehicles in all categories.

Earlier, they have announced that they have an online RFID enrollment.

The first phase of SMC Tollways plan covers the elevated section of the Skyway, NAIAX and SLEX and will take effect ‪‪starting October 15 this year.

Meanwhile, the second phase will cover the at-grade sections of the three tollways and include STAR Tollways in southern Luzon and TPLEX in northern Luzon starting January 2021.

“We are committed to protecting motorists and our tollway operators and ensuring that everyone’s health is safeguarded by limiting personal contact and going 100 percent RFID on tollroads that we operate,” Ang said.

Getting RFID will be convenient and accessible with a scheme called “RFID To Go” where the sticker can be installed at the lanes with a minimum P200 load for Class 1 vehicles and an amount equivalent to farthest toll for Class 2 and 3.

Public utility vehicles (PUVs) and fleet accounts may visit www.autosweeprfid.com and follow the steps listed at the website. Supporting documents are not required for all applications, including “RFID To Go” and website-based. For more inquiries, call the Autosweep RFID hotline at ‪(02) 5318-8655.

As of June 11, the RFID installation areas in Skyway are: Bicutan CSC, C5 CSC Southbound, Petron Commerce Ave., Petron C5, Petron Dasmarinas, Petron NAIAX, Shell Magallanes, C5 Toll Northbound, NAIAX Main Toll Plaza A&B, Old NAIAX- Drive Thru, and Skyway Main Toll Plaza (Northbound).

Motorists can avail of RFID stickers at these SLEX locations: Ayala Greenfield, Silangan CSC,Southwoods (Northbound and Southbound), Sta. Rosa (Northbound), Cabuyao Toll Plaza (Southbound), Susana Heights, Petron San Pedro, Shell Mamplasan, Shell Putatan, Petron Evia, Eton (Northbound), Filinvest, and Mamplasan (Northbound and Southbound).

RFID applications are also accepted at STAR Tollways locations at Star Toll Lipa CSC, Petron Lipa, and Petron Malvar. For TPLEX, motorists can go to Tarlac CSC; Petron Pura NB; Petron Pura SB; Carmen Toll Plaza; Pozorrubio Toll Plaza; and Tarlac Toll Plaza.

On the other hand, those who are already enjoying the benefits of RFID can also reload more conveniently at several reloading stations including online facilities such as G-cash and JustPay.To.

Motorists can also pay online through select banks including: Bank of Commerce, Union Bank, Maybank, Chinabank, BPI, and EON by Union Bank.

Also read:

SMC resumes work on Skyway extension, devises new traffic scheme

SMC: P1.1 Million Worth of Free Use on Tollways

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