Government has no intention of ending Touch ‘n Go service, but will give people more payment options – Loke
Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that an open payment system for transport services will be rolled out soon. This will allow the public to have other ways of paying instead of just having to use Touch ‘n Go (TnG) as the sole payment option, he said. Bernama report.
He said that in the near future, users will be able to use credit or debit cards in addition to TnG cards to pay for public transport services, especially rapid bus and underground rail services. Prasarana. This will be good news for those who have been lament the lack of payment options for these as well as for tolls.
Despite opening up payment options, Loke stressed that the government has no intention of ending Touch ‘n Go’s services. “We have no intention of terminating Touch ‘n Go services, so please don’t say we’re trying to get rid of Touch ‘n Go. It’s just going to be one of many payment options, not the only one,” he said.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that the government will consider TnG .’s toll monopoly on the grounds that its system lacks significant progress and development. Loke said that Anwar’s statement does not mean the end of TnG services, merely that payment options must be increased.
He said the Prime Minister had directed that the matter to be resolved quickly would be discussed in the cabinet. Loke added that Prasarana has been instructed to implement an open payment method, but the company needs time to integrate the system.
Away from public transport, motorists will be free to use any digital payment method with the introduction of multi-lane free flow (MLFF) by 2025. Last month, works minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said that negotiating an open payment system between the department of works and the finance ministry and related franchisees is being strengthened and a pilot project to enable payments through various digital payment providers will be conducted as soon as possible. the better.
