Electronic tolling test starts on South Africa’s N3

N3 Toll Concession (N3TC), the company responsible for the N3 toll route between Heidelberg in Gauteng and Cedara in KwaZulu-Natal, has begun testing of its electronic toll collection (ETC) System in selected toll plaza lanes. N3TC aims to implement electronic toll collection (ETC) as an additional convenient payment method for vehicles fitted with electronic tags. It is envisaged that ETC will be implemented at all plazas along the N3 Toll Route during the latter part of 2015. “With the roll out of a
July 15, 2015 Read time: 1 min
N3 Toll Concession (N3TC), the company responsible for the N3 toll route between Heidelberg in Gauteng and Cedara in KwaZulu-Natal, has begun testing of its electronic toll collection (ETC) System in selected toll plaza lanes.

N3TC aims to implement electronic toll collection (ETC) as an additional convenient payment method for vehicles fitted with electronic tags. It is envisaged that ETC will be implemented at all plazas along the N3 Toll Route during the latter part of 2015.

“With the roll out of an electronic payment method, N3TC is adding another convenient payment option for those users who wish to make use of this alternative, but for the rest it will be business as usual on the N3 Toll Route,” says Andy Visser, N3TC Marketing Manager.
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