MPTC to install RFIDs beyond Nov. 2

Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) will allow motorists who do not have RFIDs by Nov. 2 to pass through its network of expressways, but they will be directed to installation lanes where they can have their RFID stickers installed.

MPTC said the corresponding toll fee charge for their passage on that particular day would be deducted to the initial load that they paid in getting the RFID stickers.

“There’s no need for those who will not travel on Nov. 2 or infrequent expressway travelers to be in a rush to get the RFID stickers since they can have the RFID installed on the day of their travel. This is to avoid overcrowding and long queues at the installation sites,” said Luigi Bautista, president of MPTC-unit NLEX Corp.

Bautista said MPTC will open RFID installation lanes in all entry toll plazas to serve motorists who have not gotten their Easytrip RFID, even after Nov. 2.

Aside from these drive-through installation lanes, other RFID installation and reloading sites in various locations will remain open.

At NLEX-SCTEX, there will also be drive-through reloading lanes in Balintawak, Mindanao, Bocaue, Angeles and Tipo.

“We will convert some of the remaining cash lanes in all toll plazas of MPTC expressways to RFID installation lanes. At the same time, the off-site customer service stations will continue to operate and install RFID stickers,” MPTC chief of technology and MPT South president and general manager Roberto Bontia said. Bontia pointed out that the stickers will remain free except for the initial load. MPTC said it is also aware that this will be a transition period for motorists who have paid cash for the longest time.