Everything you need to know about the dry run of the cashless toll collection system (2024)

TheToll Regulatory Board (TRB) has announced that a two-month dry run of the cashless toll collection system begins onSeptember 1, 2023. This revives the previous attempts of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to shift to make toll collection completely cashless and contactless as a health and safety measure.

Now, the scheme is being re-implemented tospeed up traffic flow at toll plazas and provide greater convenience to motorists. As before, however, people have many questions about the dry run: Is it happening at all toll plazas along all expressways? What if I don’t have time to get an RFID installed before my planned travel? Which RFID sticker is used on which tollway again?

PHOTO BY Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation

For the answer to that last question, you may refer to this guide. Here’s everything you need to know about the cashless toll collection dry run:

Willthe cashless toll collection dry run be implemented at all toll plazas?

No. TheTRB has released a list of toll plazas that will participate in the cashless toll collection dry run, adding that it will begin implementing the schemein batches.

Here are the toll plazas included in theinitial three batches of the dry run:

1) North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) – Easytrip

Ciudad de Victoria northbound
Ciudad de Victoria southbound
Santa Rita northbound
Pulilan northbound
Pulilan southbound
San Simon northbound
Mexico
Dau southbound

2) Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) – Easytrip

Dolores
Subic Freeport Expressway (SFEX)

3) Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) – Easytrip

Technopark toll plaza
Laguna Boulevard A toll plaza
Laguna Boulevard B toll plaza (effective September 15)
Silang East toll plaza (effective September 15)

4) Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) C5 South Link – Easytrip

Taguig toll plaza
Merville toll plaza

5) NAIA Expressway (NAIAX) – Autosweep

AllNAIAX toll plazas (effective September 15)

6) Skyway Stage 1 and 2 – Autosweep

Nichols entry
Nichols exit
C5 entry
C5 exit
Merville toll plaza (effective September 8)
Sucat southbound exit(effective September 8)
Sucat northbound exit(effective September 8)
Bicutan southbound exit(effective September 8)
Bicutan northbound exit(effective September 8)

7) Skyway Stage 3 – Autosweep

Del Monte Northbound Alpha
Buendia northbound entry(effective September 8)
Buendia southbound exit (effective September 15)
Plaza Dilao toll plaza(effective September 8)
Quezon Avenue southbound entry(effective September 8)
Quezon Avenue northbound entry (effective September 15)
G. Araneta northbound entry(effective September 15)

8) South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) – Autosweep

Mamplasan northbound
Silangan southbound
Eton southbound(effective September 8)
Eton northbound(effective September 8)
Cabuyao southound entry(effective September 8)
Alabang southbound(effective September 8)
Alabang northbound(effective September 8)
Batino southbound exit(effective September 8)
Calamba Turbina A northbound entry(effective September 8)
Calamba Real northbound entry(effective September 15)
Calamba Real southbound entry(effective September 15)
Turbina southbound exit(effective September 15)
Filinvest exit(effective September 15)

9) STAR Tollway – Autosweep

Tanauan northboundentry
Santo Tomas northound entry(effective September 8)
Santo Tomas southbound entry(effective September 15)

10) Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway (MCX) – Autosweep

All MCX toll plazas

11) Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX) – Autosweep

Victoria
Anao toll plaza(effective September 8)
Pura toll plaza(effective September 8)
Pozzorubio toll plaza(effective September 8)
Rosario toll plaza(effective September 15)

We will update this list as the TRB includes more toll plazas in the dry run.

What if I try to pass through a participating toll plaza without an RFID sticker?

PHOTO BY Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation

If you arrive at a toll plaza implementing the cashless toll collection scheme and your vehicle does not have an RFID sticker, you will be directed to an area where you can pay for your toll fees in cash, “and shall be persuaded to have an RFID sticker installed.”

We don’t know what how they intend to persuade you, but don’t worry—we doubt toll-booth personnel will be making you the sort of offer you can’t refuse.

How do I pay toll at non-participating toll plazas?

It’s status quo at toll plazas that aren’t part of the cashless toll collection dry run—you can pay for your toll fees via RFID or cash.

The ultimate goal of this exercise is to switch to fully cashless tollways by the end of 2024, so all motorists are encouraged to get RFIDs for both Autosweep and Easytrip tollways.

Any other helpful tips?

We’ve got a lot. Brush up on your RFID knowledge with these guides:

Quick guide: Autosweep or Easytrip? Which expressways use which RFID tag
Quick guide: Here’s a really easy way to check your Autosweep balance
Quick guide: How to easily check your Easytrip balance
Everything you need to know about reloading your Autosweep RFID
A full guide on reloading your Easytrip RFID
Here’s where to enroll Easytrip RFIDs for use on Autosweep-only tollways

NOTE: This article was last updated on September 12, 2023.