News & Reviews:   toll

If you are planning to “Balik Kampung” this Christmas Eve, this news might please you. Recently, Deputy Minister of Works Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan announced that tolls will be waived for two days. That said, what should you know about it?

Previously, we reported that several highways in Malaysia will allow users to pay tolls using debit and credit cards this September. Now, the Works Ministry has announced that another 5 highways have agreed to participate in the open payment system.

With CNY just around the corner, many are once more planning their balik kampung drive. As usual, we can expect massive congestion on major highways like PLUS Highway. Fortunately, the Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia plans to ease the burden this year.

Getting through tolls on highways could soon be less of a hassle in the near future. Touch 'n Go (TnG) has finally announced the implementation of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology for the TnG cards. Not only that, but the government has also stated that it will soon allow the public to pay using any digital payment provider, not just TnG.

For those unaware, the government is considering switching the tolls in Malaysia to fully cashless. The plan is to phase out Touch 'n Go and cash payments for RFID payments. However, things haven't been too smooth.

Not sure about you, but the radio frequency identification (RFID) tolls can be a nightmare to some of us who have gotten stuck before. However, things might get better soon as new RFID tolls along the Hutan Kampung route to Sungai Dua come equipped with a technology that enables a smoother RFID experience, compared to the previous version.

The Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (Malaysian Highway Authority) under the Ministry of Works has announced that it's ready to expand on the use of the RFID system. Beginning 1 January 2020, toll collection via RFID will be implemented on all open-tolls for Class 1 vehicles.

Touch ‘N Go has announced that they will be offering the RFID tags for free to all new walk-in participants in the Klang Valley, with the purpose to further stress test the new toll system.