The topic of radio frequency identification (RFID) for toll payments has recently become a thorny one for many Malaysians with the troubled rollout of the system on the entire North-South Highway earlier this year. Now, the government has urged Touch ‘n Go to reduce the price of the RFID self-fitment kit, which currently retails at RM35 a piece.
According to The Star, the request was made known by works minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof in parliament yesterday. “The sovernment has requested that Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd review the costs [of the RFID stickers] for the purpose of reducing the selling price.
“Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd is the service provider for the toll collection system on all highways in Malaysia, and appointments of RFID tag contractors or suppliers are managed entirely by the company,” he said in a Q&A session.
Fadillah has previously said that the government demanded a justification from Touch ‘n Go and PLUS on the cost of the kits. This followed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s viral Facebook post that said the passive tags cost less than RM1 to make. It appears that the authorities were either not satisfied with the explanation or weren’t given one at all.
Separately at the same session, Fadillah confirmed that the East Coast Highway Phase 1 (LPT) and 2 (LPT2) will also adopt the RFID system starting from the end of June, adding to the list of 28 highways already using it. This was in response to Sabak Bernam MP Datuk Fasiah Mohd Fakeh, who asked if Touch ‘n Go cards and SmartTAGs will still be able to be used on PLUS highways and LPT2.
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Sold my old car and had to peel the existing sticker off. Now just need to wait for the price to come down before purchasing a replacement.
Once tng no longer monopolies RFID then the price will drop….
Former PM Ajibkor has a point..The sticker is a One Ringgit item.
Alto he is convicted,he is allowed appeal.
The rakyat and even those behind bars should have their voices heard.
How come an item costing RM1 is inflated 3500%? It is akin to daylight robbery,in rough language.
Ask ahjibkor, he has 24 hour a day. A factory worker also has 24 hour a day. How come he earned so much more than a factory worker.
Maybe because they forgot to give a him a cut, he forgot to stay silent.
at least when he is pm, he really did his best to modernize malaysia, improving public transport, beautify KL and so on.
Cannot reduce then government buy raw material from overseas LA… This tag is not rocket science. For coding part see how much they will charge = exactly that profit they take
“Alright, let’s reduce the price for the sticker. RM 33.50”
Physical card is RM10, rm35 for RFID sticker is like day light robbery.
Bro minister. It’s not about the price. It’s about the efficiency of the system. If I who is using smart tag (been using since 2010) can beat the RFID users through the tolls says a lot to me. Touch n go system tak membebankan rakyat. It works. It’s efficient. Why you want get rid of it?
Syukurring Gomen perihatin to reduce burden on rakyat… #BetterNation
Physical card RM 10, sticker only RM 35. Margin so good