KUALA LUMPUR: JustGO Malaysia is approaching 200,000 cell utility downloads following the official launch of the nation’s first Automated Quantity Plate Recognition (ANPR) Open Fee Tolling System.
The pilot undertaking, launched by the Works Ministry, Malaysian Freeway Authority (LLM) and PLUS Malaysia Berhad on Feb 12, marked the formal introduction of the ANPR-based open cost system on the institutional stage, signalling a major step ahead within the digitalisation of toll assortment nationwide.
PLUS Malaysia Berhad was recognised as the primary freeway operator to implement the system below an ongoing pilot undertaking alongside the Hutan Kampung–Sungai Dua stretch.
“The PLUS ANPR Open Fee System through JustGO Malaysia permits lane freedom, permitting registered autos to enter and exit by way of any toll lane with out being tied to particular cost strategies.
“Transactions are processed mechanically as autos move by way of toll lanes, with funds linked by way of the JustGO cell app,” the corporate mentioned in an announcement on Wednesday (Feb 18).
Customers solely must obtain and register through the cell utility to make use of the system, with no system set up or upfront cost required.
Designed as an open digital toll cost platform, JustGO helps the ANPR Open Fee System and is structured to allow broader interoperability inside the trade, forming a shared operational ecosystem amongst collaborating concessionaires.
The ANPR open cost initiative additionally represents a transfer in direction of larger digitalisation of toll operations and helps the long-term transition to barrierless tolling.
Activation cubicles have been arrange throughout Penang and Kedah, together with at Gurun R&R and Juru Lay-by, to help motorists with onboarding and registration.
Amongst those that attended the launch had been Works Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Azman Ibrahim, LLm deputy director-general (Operations) Mohd Hadzmir Yusoff and PLUS Malaysia managing director Datuk Nik Airina Nik Jaffar.
The Works Ministry and LLM additionally highlighted the occasion on their respective social media pages.
As a part of the activation marketing campaign, 300 customers who document the very best variety of JustGO transactions throughout the promotional interval will obtain RM30 petrol e-vouchers.
For extra data, go to justgo.com.my.
Beforehand, PLUS mentioned it will run a pilot ANPR open cost system at 9 toll plazas on the North-South Expressway (NSE) from Hutan Kampung in Kedah to Sungai Dua in Penang.
The corporate mentioned that the initiative is a crucial milestone in direction of the longer term implementation of the Multi Lane Quick Move (MLFF) in Malaysia.
“Underneath the initiative, registered customers are now not tied to particular lanes, gaining the pliability to enter and exit by way of any toll lane at 9 toll plazas: Hutan Kampung, Alor Setar Utara, Alor Setar Selatan, Pendang, Gurun, Sungai Petani Utara, Sungai Petani Selatan, Bertam and Sungai Dua,” PLUS mentioned in an announcement on Friday (Jan 9).It added that the primary stage, spanning 87.7k,m is predicted to ease toll plaza congestion and scale back unsafe last-minute lane modifications.
“ANPR cameras put in at toll plazas will seize automobile quantity plates, permitting toll prices to be mechanically processed by way of a mobile-based cost platform linked to the consumer’s most well-liked cost methodology,” PLUS mentioned.
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