Measure aims to correct failures in the communication of the electronic toll; Drivers who have already paid fines will be entitled to reimbursement
This week, the electronic toll system, known as Free flow, is undergoing a restructuring in its collection and penalty rules. This is because the federal government, together with the National Traffic Council (Contran), announced the suspension of approximately 3.4 million fines imposed for toll evasion.
The decision comes as a direct response to the difficulties reported by drivers in dealing with the new system and the lack of information. Road users were unable to identify the payment channels, the amounts due and the concessionaires responsible. To reduce the impact of this problem, a 200-day window was opened for outstanding debts to be paid without the incidence of administrative penalties.
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The main change is the temporary interruption of the sanctioning system, that is, the 3.4 million fines will be suspended for a period.
During the next 200 days, the driver who passed through a free flow gantry and did not make the payment will be able to regularize the situation only by paying the amount of the fare, without receiving the traffic fine or the score on the National Driver’s License (CNH).
Attention: The suspension refers to the fine, not the fare. The toll amount for the stretch traveled continues to be due and must be paid to avoid future charges.
The new determination also provides for reimbursement for those who have already paid fines improperly applied or under the old flawed communication model. Estimates indicate that about R$ 93 million can be returned to drivers only in fines on federal highways.
The Ministry of Transport should soon detail how the request works, but the tendency is that the driver will need to present:
To prevent the payment of the fare from going unnoticed and new fines from reaching drivers, after the 200-day period, the government intends to centralize the information. Today, the driver needs to navigate through several websites of different concessionaires to pay the fares, but the proposal is that the official application of CNH do Brasil concentrates all the data of passages through gantries and facilitates immediate payment in a single environment.
Although this has not yet been put into practice, there are some recommendations for the driver:
The federal government and the National Traffic Council (Contran) announced the suspension of approximately 3.4 million fines imposed for toll evasion. This is a response to the difficulties that drivers had in identifying the payment channels, the amounts due and the concessionaires responsible.
Therefore, a 200-day window was opened for outstanding debts to be settled without penalties. That is, during this period, the driver who passed through a free flow gantry and did not pay will be able to regularize just by paying the fare amount, without receiving the fine or the CNH score.
Attention: The suspension refers to the fine and not the fare. The toll amount for the stretch traveled continues to be due and must be paid to avoid future charges.
In addition, the new determination provides for reimbursement for those who have already paid fines applied under the old flawed communication model. It is estimated that R$ 93 million can be returned to drivers only in fines on federal highways.
To prevent the payment of the fare from being missed again, the government intends to centralize the information. The driver will no longer need to navigate dealership websites, as the CNH do Brasil application should concentrate all the data and facilitate payment.
