Toll Road / Bridge / Tunnel Payment System

Every vehicle has a licence plate, so this is the most universal (and economical!) tag. 

ANPR reads the plate as the vehicle passes and matches it to the account, pass, or pay-later trip. No on-board unit, no windscreen sticker, no stopping at a booth. Free-flow at full speed, or the barrier opens automatically where the crossing has one.

Drivers can buy daily, weekly, or annual passes in your webshop, app, or at a payment machine, linked to their number plate. 

Occasional drivers who cross without a pass can enter their plate online afterwards, and pay for the trip, so no crossing goes unpaid.

Where the bridge or tunnel has a barrier, it can match well with a dedicated payment machine: a touchscreen and card terminal in the lane, where drivers see the price for their vehicle class and pay without leaving the car, and the barrier opens.

A stand-alone machine at a rest area or visitor centre can serve walk-up customers and drivers settling a trip.

A staffed toll booth may still be required, especially for oversized and special vehicles, cash payers, or where staff verify the vehicle class. Booth sales run on the same payment platform and appear in the same reports.

Webshop works well for both pre- and post-payments. 

It is a great way to plan and purchase a toll road (or bridge or tunnel) pass upfront via your homepage. It works great also if the passing is a freeflow (no gates) and users can pay later online.

If your budget is limited, then webshop is the easiest and most cost-effective way to get started.

A mobile app makes sense if you want to offer more than just the ticket. You can show pricing for various vehicle types and usage (like length, duration, or number of times) or broadcast safety and timetable announcements.

Let partners sell and settle your tolls. Fleet card providers, car rental companies, navigation apps and fuel stations can sell passes and pay trips for their customers with automatic settlement, so part of the revenue arrives where your drivers already are.

There is a postpaid option via monthly invoicing. You can configure regular customers, who receive one invoice a month with every crossing itemised, sent by email with a PDF attached. The bookkeeping module generates the invoices and tracks the payments.

If you enable monthly invoicing, you need a tool for customers to handle their vehicles and their plates themselves, saving you hours every week.

If your toll road, bridge, or tunnel has no barriers (just a freeflow with the cameras), you have to have enforcement for occasions when the user has not paid on time. 

We offer various methods on how to ensure every trip stays paid.

Autlo's on-site ANPR computers analyse the live video stream from your existing cameras and recognise when a vehicle stops in a lane, on a bridge deck or inside a tunnel. Detection runs around the clock, without an operator watching the screens.

Connect your variable message signs and lane signals to Autlo and let the system react on its own: a stopped-vehicle warning, a lowered speed limit or a closed lane is shown to approaching drivers within seconds of the event.

Where a barrier, gate or traffic light controls the entrance to a tunnel or bridge, Autlo can close it automatically when a hazard is detected and reopen it when the lane is clear again. The same gate connection that handles tolling handles the closure.

The moment an incident is detected, Autlo notifies the people you choose by email and SMS, with the location, camera and time of the event. Escalation lists make sure the alert reaches someone on duty, day or night.