00:00 For motorists who don't have an RFID sticker on their vehicles, you will have to hold on to it.
00:07 They will have to do a 2-month dry run for the contactless program for the expressways.
00:13 And for the details, we have live news, Bam Alegre.
00:16 Bam?
00:22 Good morning. We have news for motorists who use the expressways. They will have to remove the cash lanes as part of the dry run this September.
00:31 The truck driver Bong Oxalis admitted that he didn't have an RFID sticker on his vehicle because he was busy delivering milk to the cash lanes on the expressways.
00:42 That's why he immediately got an RFID sticker so that he won't have to queue up and continue his journey.
00:47 Because the traffic is already congested, especially the cash lanes.
00:52 They are already congested.
00:54 Sir, you have an RFID sticker on your vehicle?
00:56 Yes, I have an RFID sticker.
00:57 So, you still have to wait in line?
00:59 Yes, sir. Especially if it's just a few lanes.
01:01 JP Abdua, who is a regular traveler in Dinalupian, also admitted that he has a big problem with waiting in line.
01:09 In the cash lanes, motorists queue up to pay the toll on the expressways that don't have an RFID sticker.
01:15 It's okay. It's faster.
01:17 We have an RFID sticker.
01:20 For motorists who don't have an RFID sticker, it's like they have no choice but to get one
01:24 so that they can pass the expressways from the first day of September.
01:27 Because tollway operators and concessionaires are doing a two-month dry run for the contactless program that will remove the cash lanes.
01:35 In 2020, the Department of Transportation issued a DOTR for cashless transactions on the expressways, especially to avoid COVID-19.
01:43 But cash lanes were created due to complaints from the Averillas Electronic Toll Collection System.
01:48 According to the Toll Regulatory Board, the two-month dry run is for easy trip and auto sweep users.
01:53 So, according to motorists, they should put an RFID sticker on their belongings.
01:58 For the upcoming dry run that will be held in September, the Toll Regulatory Board held an audit from February to June this year.
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