If Malaysia aims to implement barrier-less MLFF by end of next year, putting credit card terminals at toll booths would be a dumb move. Malaysia aims to spend RM3.46 billion for MLFF and there are big questions about its implementation.
by Q3 2024. An MLFF proof of concept will be conducted at selected highways before the end of October 2023 to evaluate the system before it is rolled out to all tolled highways in Malaysia. To recap, MLFF is a barrier-less tolling system with no physical toll plaza lanes, which is similar to Singapore’s ERP system. An overhead toll gantry with sensors and cameras will detect the vehicles and the payment is sorted out in the background.
While credit and debit cards are great to increase payment options, they are slower to process than Touch ‘n Go cards as the transaction has to authenticate with an external server. Touch ‘n Go is a stored-value card where the terminals can process the payment instantly even without an internet connection. If you have used a Visa Paywave or Mastercard PayPass at carparks, you’ll know that it takes a few seconds longer than tapping a Touch ‘n Go card.
by the Works Minister in his post on Facebook. MLFF is supposed to offer a seamless highway tolling experience and we shouldn’t be implementing a system where drivers will have to take out a physical card from their wallet to pay for tolls.Talks about having an Open Payment System aren’t new and it was promised byfor its TNG RFID system.
which will overcome and reduce congestion on highways, particularly at toll plazas. With less than two years remaining to implement MLFF, the government has not publically announced the vendor or partner that will deliver the barrier-less highway experience.
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