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
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:
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