Nearly 20,000 missed ERP charges settled through ERP on-board units in September
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Some 19,800 out of the 40,200 missed ERP payments were settled via the on-board unit, said the Land Transport Authority on Oct 19.
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- 19,800 missed road toll charges were settled via the OBU, with over 80% paid within the grace period, up from 60% previously, said LTA.
- Introduced in October 2024, settling within five days avoids a $10 fee; non-payment leads to a $70 fine. Motorists also receive SMS alerts.
- Over 800,000 vehicles now have the OBU. Future features include paying for off-peak car licences.
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SINGAPORE – About half of missed payments for road toll charges were settled using the next-generation ERP on-board unit (OBU) in September, the month the feature was rolled out.
Some 19,800 out of the 40,200 missed Electronic Road Pricing payments were settled via the OBU, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Oct 19.
More than eight in 10 of the missed payments were settled within the five-day grace period, up from over six in 10 previously – an improvement of 20 percentage points.
The LTA had said in August that about 15,400 cases, or more than 60 per cent of monthly missed ERP payment instances, were settled within the five-day window.
Since the exercise to install OBUs in new and existing vehicles began in November 2023
In the pipeline are features to pay for usage licences for off-peak cars, tolls at the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints and roadside parking.
Mr Mohamed Salahudeen, 52, was among those who paid for missed ERP charges in September using the OBU’s touchscreen display.
The engineer’s stored-value card was not properly inserted in the OBU when he passed the ERP gantry on the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway on his way to work on a weekday morning.
He appreciated being immediately notified about the missed payment and being able to settle it while seated in the car.
Comparing this with a similar incident a few years ago when he had missed the notification letter that was sent to his home and was fined $70, he said: “This time, it is so much easier.”
Motorists could miss making ERP payments when their stored-value card has insufficient funds or if the card is missing from the OBU or incorrectly inserted.
The function that allows payment of ERP charges with the OBU
When a car owner has an outstanding ERP charge, a red and white icon will appear on the home screen of the OBU display. Payment can be made via the touchscreen display when the vehicle is stationary, with the amount deducted from the stored-value card in the OBU.
Vehicle owners will also receive SMS notifications within two to three days after missing an ERP charge. No such notification will be sent if payment is made using the OBU by 5pm the day before the SMS notification is scheduled to be sent. The LTA advises motorists to ignore the SMS notifications or notices on its OneMotoring portal if they have already made payment over the OBU to avoid duplicate payments.
As of October 2024, motorists who settle missed ERP payments within five days are not charged a $10 administrative fee. If no payment is made within this time, a letter will be sent to the vehicle owner and the $10 fee will apply on top of the ERP charge owed. If payment is not made, a $70 fine will be imposed.
The OBU replaces the in-vehicle unit, or IU, as part of Singapore’s transition to the next-generation ERP system, which uses global navigation satellite system technology.
More than 800,000 vehicles have been fitted with the OBU, and LTA intends to complete the exercise by 2026.
