Q-Free awarded Norwegian ferry tolling contract

Q-Free has been awarded a new contract by Norwegian transport organisation Fjord1 for the supply of AutoPASS solutions for ferry connections between Hareid-Sulesund and Magerholm-Sykkylven (Sulapakken).

June 9, 2017 Read time: 1 min

108 Q-Free has been awarded a new contract by Norwegian transport organisation Fjord1 for the supply of AutoPASS solutions for ferry connections between Hareid-Sulesund and Magerholm-Sykkylven (Sulapakken).

The use of AutoPASS technology for large-scale automatic payment services for ferries is carried out in close cooperation with the customer, says Q-Free and the company is delighted to use its core tolling technology for new applications and sees many opportunities in the ferry market.

Charging, Tolling & RUC

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