The start date was initially set for September 1 before it was postponed – now the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) has announced in a statement that full Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) will begin at PLUS Batu Tiga and Sungai Rasau toll plazas at noon on November 22.
Only SmartTAG, PLUSMiles card and Touch ‘n Go card transactions will be accepted at these toll plazas – no cash. Rebates of 30% during off-peak times (10.00 am to 3.59 pm, 10.00 pm-5.59 am) and 10% during peak times (6.00 am to 9.59 am, 4.00 pm to 9.59 pm) are being offered to Class 1 motorists who pay electronically at both toll plazas, up until December 31.
As incentives to migrate to cards, PLUS is offering one million units of RM5-preloaded PLUSMiles cards at a promotional rate of RM5 (so essentially the card itself is free). Also, 100,000 units of SmartTAGs are offered at a promotional price of RM99 (provided you top-up RM30) until September 30. These can be obtained at the reload lanes and customer service centres at both toll plazas.
PLUS MD Datuk Noorizah Abdul Hamid told us at a media briefing in August that printed receipts can be provided on the spot at the two left-most booths at both toll plazas, in both directions. Transaction statements may also be printed out through e-Penyata.
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bolehland is more communist than china..and become cronism…
This toll should CLOSED long time ago. Over 20 years operation, then didnt get return their profit?
Correction! More than 30 years ago.
just use the Sprint highway. they’re going backwards!
They have just 1 smart-tag lane, the rest are touch’n’go and cash lane. Thus congestion at the smart-tag lane.
average 255k per day for both toll, 365 days, they will collect 102 mil…thats a big chunk of money man!
What a business!
Federal highway oldest highway. Should be no toll. Like the one at Eastin PJ. One fine day, one UMNO crony decide to collect money, he just builds a toll booth and collects millions per day.
Eastin Hotel is fine example how our Government cheats us. For 20 years I use that road, no toll. then one day, still same road, they put a toll.
That is why the UMNO crony is eating at hotels and holidaying in London while we eat chap fan and holiday in Taman Negara Pahang.
OMG…dear users, pls be ready for the massive jam…Dear Plus, pls make sure every lane got ur staff there to solve the problem to avoid long jam.
so what would happen to those who is not aware of this (for those coming from outstation or first time through the area) once the promotional period is over? They will drive their car to the toll, block the way, oblivious to the modernization, and wait for someone, presumably a toll staff after a couple of minutes, not before being honked and humiliated by the other not-so-patient drivers, to explain to them that it’s now cashless?
This is why the responsible party has to do their job to educate and create enough of awareness and info about this implementation.
Your described case would just be a short-term problems that may gonna happen initially but soon in the future, the traffics at the area would somehow improve, I believe a lot.
Tak kan you want all these kampung people (sorry no offense) to obstruct this implementation which could lead to smoother flow at the toll plaza?
I guess they have to go to “Tambah Nilai” lane where they can pay for a new card. Of course to be more evil they could have 1 dedicated cash lane charging extra 10 cents from the normal rate.
what happen if I reach the toll without smart tag or plusmile card?..cannot pass through?
If you commute daily through tolled roads and don’t have TnG or SmartTag, you’re one of the idiots who regularly cause extreme congestion at toll plazas
MyKad can use as TnG, no excuses
no money…just crash through la
PLUS should permanently give 10% to all electronic payment method because we help PLUS save money by eliminating the need to hire toll collectors.
In other countries, the toll rates reduces every year because there are more cars on the road and more traffic using the highway.
In Malaysia, the toll rates keep getting higher even when there are more cars on the road. WHY? Because our Government do not know how to sign/negotiate a contract.
Wrong! Our g damn good at signing contract. To the benefit of who, you guess it.
They become richer and richer while the middle class are slowly becoming poor. Last time can eat in restaurant once a week, now only can eat in McDonald once a week, in few years time can only afford to eat at mamak stalls.
Kebanyakkan tempat kalau nak top-up touch n go dia akan kenakan charge. Fuh… kiri kanan makan duit rakyat.
Top up charge 50 sen pun nak complain, lagi baik jangan bawak kereta dan jangan pam minyak
kedai tu yg mkn.. so rakyat jugak yg mkn duit rakyat..
Thy should atleast have an emergency lane that accepts cash…thn slowly frequent users will resort to touch n go or smart cards…
they will sell la that TnG card the toll booth.. haiiyaa so easy kan kan kan
Probably some idiots 5 ringgit also don’t want to buy the card
I supposed it has to happen sooner or later. If you drive into S’pore and you don’t have an electronic ERP tag, you will get a fine. No excuses. I guess it will come to that soon. Question is are we ready yet? And if not, when?
Malaysians are largely uncivilized and immature. We’ll need to have things rammed down our throats because if we’re given choices to progress or not to progress, chances are Malaysians will always choose to remain backwards.
I don’t know if malaysian are immature but i know you an idiot and a sohai and a pariah. Support the g and insult every rakyat’s comment.What is your advantage?
Need an extra lane or booth for those,who forgot to bring their cards or forgot to top up…..
we already have it here in JB … no problem at all…no cash? no worries la…they will sell u the T&G at the toll booth…or top up using yr ic..
So simple, discounted rate for those who use TnG and SmartTag and exhorbitant rate for those who pay cash. Same philosophy as Singapore fining those who don’t use the ERP.
My second question is how they are going to give the rebate of 10% and 30% to those using smart tag. On the spot deduction?
There should be no Batu 3 toll plaza in the first place. Abolish it. How many donkey years they have been collecting money from users? 20years? 25years?
How about those people travel form kampong to visit their family in Shah Alam once in a blue moon? do thrie need to purchase a touch n go card??? I really don’t understand it?
They can use their IC and top up with that.
really sohai, i have my right to pay in whatever form i want, tats the poblem when u let monopolies rule