The "Easy Travel" non-stop toll payment service, which was originally scheduled to be implemented in the Tsingsha control area on February 26, caused a lot of confusion earlier, and was finally postponed to May 7.
The Transport Department said today (17th) that starting from this Friday (24th), 34 consultation stations will be set up across Hong Kong to assist vehicle owners to apply for the "Zip-Traffic" service, of which 25 consultation stations are located at MTR stations.
In addition, there are about 800,000 licensed vehicles in Hong Kong. According to the Transport Department, as of February 20, a total of more than 480,000 vehicle stickers have been issued, which means that 40% of the vehicle owners still have not received the vehicle stickers.
Checking the information, 460,000 vehicle stickers were issued on February 16, that is, only 20,000 additional stickers were issued in the past 4 days.
▼On February 20th, the Transport Department set up a dedicated taxi service station to assist the industry to apply for "Easy Travel"▼
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In January this year, the Transport Department announced the launch of "ZizTong" in February, saying that it was ready and confident that it could be implemented.
By February 8, the department had "finalized" the implementation of "Easy Travel" in Tsing Sha Control Area on February 26. At that time, the department said it had dispatched 340,000 vehicle stickers.
However, in less than a week, the department announced on February 13 that the implementation would be postponed until May 7. At that time, 430,000 vehicle stickers had been issued.
Today, the Transport Department pointed out that as of February 20, a total of more than 480,000 vehicle stickers have been issued. Based on the calculation of about 800,000 licensed vehicles in Hong Kong, 40% of the car owners still have not received the vehicle stickers; in the past 4 days, only 20,000 vehicle stickers.
25 information stations at MTR stations (Document from the Transport Department)
25 MTR stations set up consultation stations
According to the Transport Department, starting from February 24, 34 consultation stations will be set up throughout Hong Kong to assist car owners to apply for the "Zhitongxing" service, including applying for vehicle stickers, opening an "Zhitongxing" account, linking the vehicle to the account, and setting up payment Way.
According to the department, 25 consultation stations are set up at MTR stations, and the service hours are from 9 am to 9 pm every day; the other 9 consultation stations in the New Territories are located in the Home Affairs Department, and the service hours are from Monday to 9 pm. Friday's 9:00 am to 7:00 pm (except public holidays).
According to the Transport Department, car owners need to provide their Hong Kong identity card number, provide their license plate number, and provide their electronic contact information (email address or Hong Kong mobile phone number) registered with the Transport Department to select the payment method, including credit card, bank transfer, or designated deposit. Value account (you can choose a variety of payment methods to add value, including credit card, Alipay Hong Kong, Autotoll account, FPS, Octopus, PayMe, VGoPAY and WeChat Pay Hong Kong).
In addition, in addition to the four customer service centers currently provided by toll service providers, two dedicated taxi service stations have also been set up at Rumsey Street in Sheung Wan and the multi-storey government car park in Tsuen Wan to facilitate the taxi industry to apply for vehicle stickers. and driver card.
The department appeals to taxi owners and drivers who use the dedicated service stations to make reservations on the "ZizTrade" website or mobile application in advance to avoid waiting.
▼Commercial vehicle owners or drivers rush to apply for "Easy Pass" on February 10▼
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Easy Pass｜Exclusive service station for the taxi industry will start operation today. Drivers will complete the application for Easy Pass within 10 minutes｜It is expected that 20,000 taxi drivers have not applied for Easy Pass｜13,000 taxis already have vehicles Posted to the Director of Transport: 5,000 applications will be completed in the next two months｜2.20 The exclusive service station for taxis in Tsuen Wan, Sheung Wan will be added, and the electronic contact method will be changed to 5-step teaching.
