LIST: Where to get Easytrip, Autosweep RFID tags now

Image: Courtesy of the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation

MANILA, Philippines — While tollway firms and government agencies have stressed that radio frequency identification (RFID) tags would still be available even after expressways adopt a fully automated system, motorists still want to get the stickers and beat the deadline to avoid being hassled on the road.

Days before the December 1 implementation of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) program geared at limiting person-to-person transactions to avoid coronavirus transmissions, both Easytrip and Autosweep — RFID providers for Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) and San Miguel Corp. Tollways (SMC Tollways), respectively — have rolled out a number of installation sites.

MPTC’s Easytrip RFID stickers, which can be used in the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), and Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX), may be obtained at the following locations:

For walk-in applicants

Monday to Sunday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

• Balintawak Toll Plaza (Lanes N05 to N09)
• Balintawak Weighing Station after toll plaza (for Class 2 and 3)
• Tipo Easytrip Tent (All Classes)
• Tarlac Toll Entry Point (All Classes)

Monday to Saturday, 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

• Petron Lakeshore Northbound (Class 1)
• Angeles Easytrip Tent before toll plaza (Class 2 and 3)
• Karuhatan Easytrip Tent before toll plaza (All Classes)

Monday to Saturday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

• Balagtas Toll Plaza Entry (All Classes)
• Petron Marilao (Class 1)
• Petron Bocaue Southbound (Class 1)
• Shell Burol (Class 1)
• Philippine Arena Southbound Entry (All Classes)

Monday to Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

• Tabang Customer Service (Class 1)
• San Fernando Customer Service (Class 1)

There are also installation sites open for Class 1 vehicles that secured appointments online:

• NLEX Drive and Dine
• Balintawak Easytrip Tent/ Customer Service
• Mindanao Customer Service Parking Area
• Marilao Toll Plaza Southbound Entry Parking Area
• Sta. Rita Northbound Customer Service Parking Area

The following toll plazas, however, are now implementing an RFID-only entry, which means that using these access points would mean Easytrip tags will have to be installed on site:

• Karuhatan Interchange (northbound/ southbound)
• Lawang Bato
• Ciudad de Victoria Northbound
• Marilao Northbound
• Sta. Rita (northbound/ southbound)
• Pulilan (northbound/ southbound)
• San Simon (northbound/ southbound)
• Mexico Entry
• Dau Interchange (northbound/ southbound)
• Sta. Ines
• Mabiga (northbound/ southbound)
• Concepcion Entry
• San Miguel Entry
• Clark South A and B
• Porac Entry
• Floridablanca Entry

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As for Autosweep tags, which can be used in SMC-managed tollways such as the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), Skyway, NAIA Expressway, (NAIAX), STAR Tollways, and the Tarlac-La Union-Pangasinan Expressway (TPLEX), stickering will be available at the following places:

SLEX (6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)

• Ayala Greenfield
• Cabuyao Southbound
• Caltex Station MCX
• Caltex Station Mamplasan Southbound
• Petron Station Km 44 Southbound
• Petron Station San Pedro
• Shell Station Mamplasan
• Shell Station Putatan
• Silangan RFID Center
• Calamba RFID Center
• Southwoods RFID Center
• Sta. Rosa RFID Center (northbound/ southbound)
• Susana Heights
• Total Station SLEX
• Shell Station Magallanes (24 hours)
• Eton Northbound (24 hours)
• Southwoods Northbound (24 hours)
• Alabang Northbound (6 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
• Filinvest (6 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
• Mamplasan (northbound/ southbound, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
• Sta. Rosa Southbound (6 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
• Cabuyao Northbound (6 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
• Southwoods Mall transport hub (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

Skyway/ NAIAx (6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)

• NAIAX Alpha Gate
• NAIAX Bravo Gate
• Bicutan Toll Gate Northbound
• C5 Northbound
• C5 RFID Center
• Nichols Southbound
• Petron Station Dasmariñas
• Sucat Southbound
• Old NAIAX Toll Gate (24 hours)
• Runway Northbound (24 hours)

STAR (6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)

• Batangas Toll Gate
• Lipa Southbound
• Petron Station Ibaan
• Petron Station Lipa
• Petron Station Malvar
• Star Toll Lipa RFID
• Sto. Tomas

TPLEX (6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)

• Carmen
• Pura
• Rosario
• Tarlac
• Urdaneta
• Victoria
• Petron Station Pura (northbound/southbound, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
• TPLEX Tarlac RFID Center (24 hours)

Currently, both Easytrip and Autosweep RFIDs are free of charge but customers have to shell out cash to cover the pre-loaded value that usually amounts to P200.

For more information RFIDs, please refer to the following stories:

FAQ: What is an RFID and how does it work on tollways?

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