RFID Toll automation
The vehicle drivers are allowed to pass toll tax booths by automatic toll gate system without stopping at toll booths. This is because while passing, the drivers scan their tag and a certain toll amount gets deducted from their account. They can also recharge their account, if RFID card has insufficient balance.
There are various types of rfid based automatic billing system employed worldwide. It’s a device which stores a unique serial number associated with different drivers. It is used to improve service, collect toll and reduce traffic.
Benefits of Automatic toll gate system
- Movement of traffic becomes faster as the driver shows RFID card in front of the card reader and doesn’t need to wait. RFID based gate control system automatically opens the gate.
- Driver will recharge and use this card like credit cards. They don’t have to carry money every time they travel.
Most systems include a passive tag in the device. When this passive tag comes in a range of a reader, it informs the sleeping active tag to broadcast. This process saves battery life when within range of an interrogator.
Due to tremendous demand, there are tons of RFID service providers. AOPL and Seeksoft are among the most popular RFID service provider brands. They have made their name by providing high quality service and cutting edge technical solutions.
Here’s how this process works:
With an Automatic toll gate system, the car pulls up to a lane. A signal is emitted by the passive reader in toll booth that instructs any transponder entering read field area to wake up. In the car, active tag activates and broadcasts.
How RFID based automatic billing system can be beneficial
- RFID system can be used on Highway in toll collection.
- RFID system can be used for faster access in octroi collection booths.