Motorists can soon pay cashless in toll booths as the Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) announced that Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) stickers can be used to pass through expressways starting September 1.

This movement is in response to the resolution, calling for the re-implementation of the contactless Program or cashless payment systems in expressways, was passed by the House Committee on Transportation.

"We will go cashless, multi-lane, and barrier-less, and there will be no toll booths. That’s how it is abroad," MPTC president Rogelio Singson said in a briefing.

The MPTC holds the concession for several vital expressways, such as the North Luzon Expressway, the Subic-Clark Tarlac Expressway, NLEX Connector Road, Manila-Cavite Expressway, Cavite-Laguna Expressway and the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway in Cebu.

Singson said MPTC anticipates a fully cashless system on all toll roads by the end of 2024.

Currently, around 75 percent of motorists are already using the RFID system to pay for their tolls, the MPTC President noted, adding that RFID stickers are available for free.

Motorists who do not have enough balance in their RFID account will be monitored through their license plates and will be charged when they register their vehicles.

Meanwhile, San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is also planning to remove cash lanes, according to SMC president Ramon Ang.

The South Luzon Expressway, Skyway, NAIA Expressway, Star Tollway, Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway, and Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway are all under the control of SMC.