Delameta.com – In Indonesia, E-Toll has been widely applied in existing toll roads, and widely accepted by road users for the payment toll system.
Since its first introduction in 2008, E-Toll has continued to develop and improve, both in terms of technology and services provided.
Definition of Electronic Toll System
Electronic toll payment system, or E-Toll, is one of the technological innovations used to facilitate and speed up the process of toll payment on highways.
By using E-Toll, road users can pay tolls quickly and easily without having to stop longer compared to pay cash or use toll cards.
Today, E-Toll already uses RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology that allows electronic tolls to be read quickly and accurately as vehicles pass through the toll gate.
In addition, E-Toll also comes with additional features such as online top-up balances and automatic settings to avoid fines due to late payment.
One of the advantages of E-Toll is the ease in the toll payment process. In cash payment systems or by using toll cards, road users must stop at toll gates to pay.
It can take time and cause congestion on the highway. With E-Toll, road users can pay toll directly when the vehicle passes through the toll gate, without having to stop and slow the speed of the vehicle.
In addition, E-Toll also makes it easier for road users to manage finances and avoid uncontrolled expenses.
In cash payment systems or using toll cards, road users must pay a certain amount of toll each time passing the toll gate. In E-Toll systems, road users can set and monitor toll spending online, so that they can control spending according to needs and budget.
Lack of Electronic Toll
However, there are some drawbacks of the E-Toll system to be aware of.
First, there are still many toll roads that are not equipped with electronic toll gates. This makes road users have to use cash payment systems or toll cards on the way, which can slow the speed of the vehicle and cause congestion on the highway.
Second, there are still many road users who are not used to using E-Toll, so there are still errors in the use of this system such as lack of balance or unreadable toll payments.
To address these shortcomings, the relevant parties continue to work towards improving the implementation and use of the E-Toll system.
Overcome the Lack of e-Toll Systems
One effort is to socialize and educate road users on how to use and benefit of E-Toll. In addition, the relevant parties also continue to improve and add electronic toll gates on existing toll roads.
In addition to Indonesia, E-Toll is also widely used in other countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. In the United States, the electronic toll system is known as the EZ Pass and has been in use since the 1990s.
In the UK, the electronic toll system is known as Congestion Charge, which is used to limit the number of vehicles in central London. In Japan, the electronic toll system is known as ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) and has been in use since 2001.
The electronic toll system not only facilitates the toll payment process, but also provides a variety of other benefits.
Benefits of Electronic Toll System
First, the E-Toll system can reduce congestion on the toll road because road users do not need to stop to pay toll. It can speed up the vehicle rate and reduce travel time.
Second, the E-Toll system can also reduce the operational and maintenance costs of toll gates because it does not require many officers to collect cash or replace broken toll cards.
E-Toll Facts in Indonesia
In addition, E-Toll systems can also help improve road user efficiency and safety. In cash payment systems or using toll cards, there is often a long queue at toll gates, which can trigger traffic accidents.
With E-Toll, road users can pay toll directly when the vehicle passes through the toll gate without having to stop, thus reducing the risk of traffic accidents.
In Indonesia, the implementation of the E-Toll system can also help increase state acceptance from the toll road sector. In cash payment systems or by using toll cards, there is often a leak of state acceptance due to the difficulty of monitoring the amount of cash collected or improper use of toll cards.
In the E-Toll system, all toll payment transactions are recorded electronically and can be monitored easily, thus reducing the leakage of state acceptance.
However, to maximize the benefits of the E-Toll system, there needs to be good cooperation between the toll road operators, related parties such as police and government, as well as road users. Toll road operators need to provide adequate electronic toll gates and periodically repair E-Toll systems.
The relevant parties need to socialize and educate road users on how to use and benefit of E-Toll, as well as to follow up on violations of E-Toll use expressly.
While road users need to pay attention to balance and top up regularly, as well as ensure that the vehicle has been listed in the E-Toll system properly.
Conclusion
In today’s digital age, the E-Toll system is one of the most useful technological innovations to facilitate and speed up the process in payment and also the continuity for the country’s economy, because the inter-drive process of delivering goods becomes faster and more efficient.
