Officials dealing with the collection of toll were introduced to numerous challenges related to toll collection. Many ideas were proposed by different segment to deals with these challenges. Eventually, the introduction of automated toll solutions proved to be the most efficient measure.

1. Advantages Provided By The Introduction Of Modern
Electronic Toll Solutions
Many express highways implement the system of toll collection. However, the process of toll
collection involves complicated proceedings. Manual collection of toll had failed on the
efficiency factor. Thus, study and researches for new and advanced systems were being
conducted. The introduction of electronic toll collection turned out to be the most effective toll
solutions.
The manual system of toll collection was increasingly proving to be cumbersome in regards to
wastage of time for motorists who had to wait in long queues waiting for their turn. Moreover,
there was a requirement for huge work force for constant presence on the toll booths. Thus,
manual collection of toll was gradually replaced by electronic toll collection.
Electronic toll collection, which is also commonly termed as ETC functions on the principle of
determining vehicles that have been enrolled in the automated toll collection program. The
electronic toll collection (ETC) sends alert messages to enforcers at toll booths to collect toll
manually if a certain vehicle is not enrolled in the program.
When a vehicle that is enrolled in electronic toll collection program passes through an
automated toll booth, the amount of toll is electronically debited from the account of the
motorist of the registered vehicle. Thus, electronic toll collection system provides easy and
convenient toll solutions to both customers and toll officials.
Electronic toll collection works on basis of a number of different systems. One of the most
common systems is automated vehicle identification (AVI). The AVI system identifies a
particular vehicle but there are certain limitations to this system. Hence, a more potent way of
electronic toll collection is automatic toll by plate identification of a vehicle by its registration
number plate.
The most advanced system of automated toll collection is perhaps, visual identification of
vehicles. Many toll roads have introduced the system of automated video toll, which relatively
provides the highest accuracy rate in identification of vehicles. Electronic toll collection enabled
by visual recognition has minimized errors to a great extent.