Stockholm is opting not to use transponders in its congestion pricing system, according to this story:
License plate readers worked so well during the trial — about half reads were by transponder, half by cameras — the main technology for the tolling will be cameras, eliminating the need to manage a large inventory of transponders.
Payment of tolls is up to motorists. They must log onto the toll website and make payment by bank card or stop by to pay cash at a counter at participating central area supermarkets, 7-11s and suchlike. New will be an automatic debit option for those establishing a toll account, providing their license plate number, car make and a bank account or card to debit.
Maybe a similar system using cameras — and requiring individuals to make their own payments — could help allay concerns over privacy that go with using transponder chips.
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2 responses to “Stockholm sets example for tolling system”
I agree with the privacy concerns. I can see it now, someone with a reader comes walks through a parking lot with a reader logging all the cars RFID tag. Makes a bunch of “forged” chips and sells them on the black market. And you get a bill not only for your own driving but the driving of several others that are using your RFID tag info.
We already have a huge problem with identity theft, I can see it now with copied car transponders.
Or, I buy on, the black market, a device that allows me to deactivate or block my transponder’s signal temporarily so I don’t have to pay when I drive.
I can’t wait to see how the state responds when this happens if they end up going with congestion pricing.
This whole transponder thing is a pile is crap that will cause more problems than it is worth.
Ain’t technology great!
So why not go old-school? Install cameras in certain locations to capture license plate numbers. Drivers could pay the bill later.