The system costs directly using licence plates and the attached mobile phone number to match the beidou position. Once the car passes through the toll station, the rear desk is billed and texted to the owner within 30 minutes, telling you that the road was 12. 7 kilometres away, and it took 18 minutes, 0. 5 dollars per kilometre, totalling $6. 35, and the whole process was clear, as easy as to order。
Previously, etc had problems, changed the equipment, lost electricity in winter, and the bill was not clear. One owner had been withheld for an additional $12 in 2025 and called for 21 days before returning the money. By march 2026, another owner had been charged an additional $3. 00, and the money had been returned automatically within 72 hours, without even having to use the appeal button. This was not a change in the rules of the system, which was based on the actual path, time and rate, and the error was accurate to the second。
The new rules also include additional confirmation links, such as when a windmill travels at a high speed, where a person proposing to take a high speed is required to click in a window and agree to pay, and cannot travel without clicking, so that the dispute over who is going through the carpooling process is largely resolved. If there are objections that need to be answered within 24 hours, the refund is completed within seven days, which is indeed much faster than the process that has been delayed for several months。
However, the system is not yet fully open, with artificial windows kept in remote locations, and old etc users are still entitled to benefits, which are recorded at speeds below 60 km per hour, not to punish the owner, but to verify the accuracy of the data, and to record the charges for the first time when they are found, such as using the licence plates of others, shielding their own plates, avoiding the cost of deviating from the road, which could affect loan applications, rental services and even the purchase of high-speed tickets. There is support for the idea that this should be done long ago, and there is opposition to the idea that it should be done too much。
Some people are beginning to be careful not to change their license plates or lend them to someone who is not familiar with them, not to worry about spending more, but to be afraid of keeping a record of a mistake. The more smart the system becomes, the more people have to follow the rules。
