{"id":13556,"date":"2022-03-23T23:36:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T15:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13556"},"modified":"2022-03-23T23:36:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T15:36:14","slug":"trial-period-on-rfid-use-critical-for-expansion-later-fadillah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13556","title":{"rendered":"Trial period on RFID use critical for expansion later – Fadillah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23<\/strong> — The current implementation of the radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology at toll plazas along the North-South Highway (PLUS) is crucial to ensure that the system works efficiently before its use is expanded, the Dewan Negara was told today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior Works Minister\u00a0Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said that\u00a0during the trial period, any problems including the administrative and legal aspects\u00a0would be identified and resolved so that the system would not become a burden to motorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This is what we are looking at and working on at the level of the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) and Works Ministry,\u201d<\/em> he said during a question-and-answer session at Dewan Negara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He was replying to a supplementary question from Senator Datuk Razali Idris, who wanted to know whether the Works Ministry would consider placing the SmartTag and RFID systems under a common lane as they are now separated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fadillah said the suppliers for the two toll payment systems were different and as such the technology used was different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“They are separated because the\u00a0tag readers might be \u2018confused\u2019 if placed in the same lane,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fadillah said the RFID is priced at\u00a0RM35 each, including\u00a0the cost of tag and installation, but the government had asked\u00a0Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd to look into the possibility of making it cheaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fadillah said this in reply to the original question from\u00a0Senator Muhammad Zahid Md Arip, who asked whether LLM had any legal basis to compel motorists to install RFID at\u00a0RM35 when\u00a0the Touch ‘n Go (TnG) card only cost\u00a0RM10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The current implementation of RFID gives an option to motorists and the highway authorities are maintaining other payment modes like\u00a0Touch ‘n Go card and\u00a0SmartTag,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the introduction of\u00a0RFID was in line with the government\u2019s desire to switch to the multi-lane free-flow\u00a0(MLFF) system by\u00a02025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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