Reduce tens of billions of dong in costs each year
According to statistics, currently in Hanoi, there are over 100 points applying cashless parking fee collection technology . Through the non-stop toll collection service (VETC), over 100,000 transactions have been recorded, with the payment rate via VETC wallet and QR code reaching 100%.
Mr. Tran Ngoc Kien - Director of VETC's cashless vehicle parking project - said that with only the initial pilot implementation of parking locations, it is estimated to reduce 10.2 billion VND/year for people, 4 2 billion VND/year for businesses.
According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao (Tran Hung Dao ward, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi), cashless parking is very civilized, convenient, transparent and helps limit excessive collection, contributing to minimizing problems. Spontaneous parking spots caused frustration for residents in the past.
However, in the first phase of the pilot, parking locations need to pay more attention to supporting those who are not familiar with or do not have the means to make non-cash payments. At the same time, it is necessary to guide people to use other forms of payment or support free wifi, because not all people own a phone with an internet connection.
“The problem is how to implement it to better suit the actual situation so that people feel more convenient, faster and more appropriate than the old way of doing things. There is no reason for them to disagree. support" - Ms. Thao said.
Benefits but must be convenient
Talking to reporters from Lao Dong Newspaper, Dr. Khuong Kim Tao (former Deputy Chief of Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee) said that collecting non-cash parking fees is a trend to develop smart cities and will be made public. , transparent and convenient.
Not using cash in transactions, in addition to being transparent and avoiding counterfeit money, also limits the transmission of diseases through cash exchange. However, currently some older people and people in remote areas do not have access to technology or bank accounts, so they still need to collect fees in parallel with cash and bank transfer.
According to Dr. Le Duy Binh - Director of Economica Vietnam, the process of implementing non-cash toll collection needs to be mandatory for cars and flexible for motorbikes because there are still many people who cannot pay via cash. Transfer method for many reasons such as network error, QR code printed blurry...
"For motorbikes, we should identify those who encourage not using cash. For those in difficulty, we should have measures to support cash payments, not refuse service. We should have The regulations are more comprehensive so that they have time to get used to and gradually adapt to the non-cash method" - Mr. Binh said.
Regarding this issue, Mr. Nguyen Duc Vinh - Deputy Director of Hanoi Parking Spot Exploitation Company Limited - said that the application to let cars enter and exit parking spots is done by a camera system or an automatic system. Scanning and deducting money is in the future.
In the long run, if the motorbike can be identified, just press one button and the money will automatically be deducted. For now, the solution is to print a dynamic QR code on the ticket so people can pay at any time. After leaving, the orderly will check if the payment has been made and then they will automatically leave. The same goes for cars, dynamic QR codes can be printed.
