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MPTC returns load of motorists charged in suspended NLEX tollway

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/12/10/20201207-valenzuela-rfid-toll-md-1.jpg"/><figcaption>Vehicles pass through the Mindanao Avenue Toll Plaza without paying a toll fee after the Valenzuela City Government suspended the business permit of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation on December 7, 2020. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Motorists who were incidentally charged when they passed through NLEX during its suspended operations have been compensated, the Metro Pacific Tollway Corporation said Thursday.</p><p>The toll operator had &quot;forgotten&quot; to switch off one of the lane&#x27;s sensors that charges motorists, said spokesman Junji Quimbo.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/12/07/20/valenzuela-city-suspends-business-permit-of-nlex-operator">Valenzuela City suspends business permit of NLEX operator</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Yung isang lane out of 7 lanes, lane number 4 di po naisara by accident. Nakalimutan lang,&quot; he told ABS-CBN&#x27;s Teleradyo.</p><p>(One out of 7 lanes was not closed by accident. It was just forgotten.)</p><p>&quot;Inaksyunan namin kaagad. Lahat ng mga dumaan dun na nabawasan, sinasauli na po namin ang mga load, binabalik na po sa account.&quot;</p><p>(We acted on it quickly and have returned the load of motorists who passed through.)</p><p>The MPTC will also respond to Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian later Thursday and offer solutions to alleviate heavy traffic in the tollway, Quimbo said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/09/20/nlex-to-address-rfid-issues-with-clear-concrete-solutions-on-thursday">NLEX to address RFID issues with ‘clear, concrete’ solutions on Thursday</a></li></ul><p>Among these are the transfer of RFID sticker installations to tollgates and the transfer of reloading stations, he said.</p><p>The toll operator will also comply with the mayor&#x27;s request to submit a monthly report, he added.</p><p>&quot;Walang problema, di po problema &#x27;yun. Open po tayo d&#x27;yan at gagawin po natin &#x27;yan,&quot; Quimbo said.</p><p>(It&#x27;s not a problem. We&#x27;re open to that and we will do it.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rH9gLfy6ONM?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Motorists who were incidentally charged when they passed through NLEX during its suspended operations have been compensated, the Metro Pacific Tollway Corporation said Thursday.</p>

Motorists who were incidentally charged when they passed through NLEX during its suspended operations have been compensated, the Metro Pacific Tollway Corporation said Thursday.