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RFID E-Toll Makes Driving Easier in Pakistan

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Pakistan now joins the list of growing countries where RFID-based electronic toll collection is in use, the online media outlet All Things Pakistan reports. This technology system, which includes an RFID windshield tag, allows the vehicles to pass through toll booths without stopping and toll amount is automatically deducted from the money account on record.

For now it’s only in Peshawar-Islamabad M1 and Islamabad-Lahore M2 Motorways, according to reports. But it’s free-of-cost to motorists using Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar toll plazas. [end] 

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