How to avoid a traffic jam on the highway? Kapsch lowers the price of the device … – Poland The Times

- As part of the promotional campaign we want to offer users 150 thousand. on-board at half lower. So together, along with the supercharged in the amount of 50 zł to use, it will cost 120 zł. The action will continue until stocks run out – says in an interview with news agency Newseria Business Marek Cywiński, CEO of Kapsch Telematic Services.

As much as 92 percent. drivers gateways set to pay a toll motorways managed by GDDKiA. The ability to avoid traffic jams forming at tollbooths viaAUTO gives electronic system. Kapsch estimates that if everyone used the e-payment, the bandwidth of each lane could increase up to four times: from 140 to 600 vehicles per hour.

Starting next week for viaAUTO device (which is not assigned to a specific car) with turbocharging in the amount of 50 zł willing to pay only 120 zł. In addition to the promotion of the price of the device is 135 zł. To this must be added charge for a minimum of 50 zł. For the first time, the company will also launch online sales. ViaAUTO device can be ordered online, and will be delivered by mail.

The electronic system will eventually completely replace the manual toll collection, but it does not happen before 2018. For now, Kapsch must therefore act to make the best use of voluntary for drivers of passenger cars electronic system.

– At the moment, on the highways managed by the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways only 8 percent. passenger car uses an electronic toll collection system. We believe that after this action, this share will increase to 30-40 per cent., Which is clearly visible in the model change traffic toll plazas – says Cywiński.

The benefits will be felt particularly drivers in Silesia. On the A4 form because the biggest traffic jams, because although part of which runs through the Silesian agglomeration is free, the driver must, however, download a ticket (ie. The ticket zero), and then return it to the toll. Therefore, even without incurring the costs of travel, they have to wait in traffic to the goals.

– We assume that about 70 per cent. devices will reach those who use the highways every day. And it undoubtedly will show a significant change in traffic patterns and reduce queues on motorways daily, mainly on the A4 – emphasizes Cywiński.