No RFID, no entry starting August 31, 2024
The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has announced that starting August 31, 2024, motorists passing through the tollways should have a valid Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and have sufficient load to cover their trip. Failure to do so would result in penalties.
Pursuant to Joint Memorandum Circular 2024-001, which was signed by the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the TRB, motorists who will be using the tollways must have a valid and working RFID for use inside the tollways, as well as sufficient load.
Motorists without a valid RFID, including those with dilapidated RFIDs, will be slapped with a “No Valid ETC (electronic toll collection) Device” violation, with a PHP 1,000 fine for the first offense, PHP 2,000 fine for the second offense, and PHP 5,000 for the third and subsequent offenses.
The same amount of penalties for the first, second, third and subsequent offenses will be meted out to motorists with fake, fraudulent, or tampered RFIDs.
For motorists with insufficient balance, toll authorities would penalize them with PHP 500 fine for the first offense, PHP 1,000 fine for the second offense, and 2,500 for the third and subsequent offenses of insufficient RFID load.
TRB says that 9% of all tollway users have RFID-related violations and “are the ones causing the unnecessary delays and long queues at the toll plazas.”
Meanwhile, 91% of tollway users are compliant and responsible motorists but are often inconvenienced by the other 9% erring motorists, added TRB.
The TRB maintains that the new Joint Memo intends to achieve a smoother and faster flow of traffic at the toll plazas, thereby saving time, money, and resources.
