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Showing posts with label RFID. Show all posts

November 29, 2020

SMC President Appeals for Further Extension for RFID Installation


Given the continued high volume of applications for RFID electronic toll collection stickers, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president Ramon S. Ang is appealing to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to consider a further extension for motorists of its order to implement 100 percent cashless transactions at all expressways.

November 23, 2020

These Autosweep RFID Sites Will Now Allow "Walk-Ins"


Autosweep RFID, the electronic toll system of San Miguel Corporation-operated expressways is backtracking on its “by-appointment only” stickering and installation.

November 20, 2020

You Asked, They Listened: Autosweep to Open More RFID Installation Sites


To cope with the increased number of motorists wanting to avail of free Autosweep RFID stickers before the December 1, 2020 full implementation of cashless toll collection at major expressways, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) said it is putting up 100 additional RFID installation sites, among many other measures, to cater to motorists from both southern and northern Metro Manila and beyond.

November 11, 2020

Don't Panic: RFID Installation Will Continue After December 1


Still waiting to get your Autosweep RFID or EasyTrip RFID? No need to panic if you can’t get one beyond December 1, 2020, says the Department of Transportation (DOTr).

November 10, 2020

Select EasyTrip RFID Sites Now By Appointment Basis


Following the lead of Autosweep, EasyTrip Services Corporation has announced that selected installation sites will now be on a by-appointment basis to curb possible overcrowding and long queues (click here to set an appointment).

November 4, 2020

Autosweep RFID Enrollment Moves to By Appointment Basis


With several of its RFID installation sites getting overcrowded (some have even been told to temporarily close due to social distancing violations by the IATF), the management of Autosweep RFID has opted to make RFID enrollment by appointment basis only (click here to set an appointment).

October 28, 2020

BREAKING NEWS: DOTr Pushes Mandatory Cashless Tolls to December 1


Answering the clamor of motorists, who have yet to attach RFID stickers on their vehicles, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has decided to push the start of the mandatory implementation of cashless toll collections on toll roads from November 2, 2020 to December 1, 2020.

October 25, 2020

NLEX, SCTEX to Allow RFID Installation on the Day of Their Trip


Following San Miguel Corporation’s lead, the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) announced that vehicles passing through NLEX, SCTEX, and its other tollways may get their EasyTrip RFID beyond the November 2 deadline set by the Department of Transportation or DOTr.

October 23, 2020

Skyway, SLEX Operator Extends RFID Switch to November 30


Operated tollways of San Miguel Corporation (SMC)—the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR), South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), the Skyway System, NAIA Expressway, and the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX)—is ready to implement full cashless toll collection on November 2, as mandated by the government, the company said in a statement.

October 15, 2020

Autosweep RFID Still Working on Interoperability with EasyTrip RFID


No, Autosweep RFID hasn’t forgotten. While EasyTrip, the exclusive tag issuer of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation-operated expressways has the leg up when it comes to RFID interconnectivity, San Miguel Corporation-owned Autosweep says interoperability from their end isn’t far behind.

October 8, 2020

Have Your Autosweep RFID Installed at BMW Alabang This Sunday, October 11


RSA Motors, the BMW dealership group under San Miguel Corporation will become Autosweep RFID installation sites. Open to all makes and models of cars and motorcycles (as long as it is expressway-legal), the first one will be held this Sunday, October 11 at RSA Motors Alabang.

September 15, 2020

New Cars May Come with Pre-Installed RFIDs


Your brand-new car may come fitted with an EasyTrip RFID as soon as it leaves the dealership. That’s the plan according to Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) subsidiary EasyTrip Services Corporation which revealed that they are in talks with major car brands to pre-install RFID tags in line with the government’s shift to full electronic toll collection on expressways.

August 27, 2020

Here's Your Full List of Autosweep RFID Stations


San Miguel Corporation (SMC) will implement cashless toll collection effective November 2, 2020 following the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) order mandating contactless and cashless payment transactions in tollways to help prevent the transmission of COVID-19.

August 24, 2020

DOTr to Require Cashless Payments at All Toll Roads


If you still haven’t gotten an Autosweep RFID and/or EasyTrip RFID yet, you better get one now. In an effort to further protect the public from the infectious coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will soon be requiring motorists using toll expressways to engage in cashless or contactless transactions.

August 22, 2020

Cavitex to Go Completely Cashless by November


If you haven’t installed an EasyTrip RFID yet, well, here’s another good reason to do so: Cavitex is going completely cashless.

August 12, 2020

Attention EasyTrip Tag Users: Switch to RFID ASAP Because Their Customer Service is Crap


Update: EasyTrip finally took action and the problems surrounding my balance transfer has been fixed (8/12).

Take my advice: make the switch to the EasyTrip RFID as soon as you can. With the prior announcement that its battery-powered EasyTrip transponder tags will be phased out by September 30, 2020 (not November 1), NLEX wants everyone to transition to a single form of cashless payment system using its RFID system.

June 28, 2020

SLEX, Skyway Sets Up 24-Hour Drive Thru RFID Installation Sites


With SMC Tollways Corporation phasing out cash payments at its toll roads as early as October, they’re giving you ample time to switch to their free Autosweep RFID system. And in the latest bit of good news, they’ve now setup 24-hour drive thru booths for people who’re too busy during the daytime.

Heads-Up: EasyTrip Tags to be Phased Out by September 30


Heads up, EasyTrip tag users. The electronic toll fee provider for the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX), and C5 Link Flyover has announced that all transponders will be deactivated by September 30, 2020.