How to buy a transponder?

With the advent of paid tracks, the question of travel on them was fare. Of course, you can pay for a raid area and cash. But it takes time, stopping that in long journeys is not always convenient, as the time here plays a largest role. Therefore, you can now purchase a special device - a transponder. This electronic device allows you to pay trips to paid roads on the go, saving the time of the participants in the road, of course, subject to a number of conditions, and also makes it possible to move on specially allocated strips. How to buy a transponder, where to replenish it and what is the principle of his work?

1

What is the transponder?

This is a small box, the location of which is the windshield from the inside. Being on the segment of a paid section of the road such a car gets the right to go through the strip intended for the owners of transponders. During the movement, no additional televitations are required, if only slightly reduce the speed, bypassing the item on which the fare will be written off.

Also, the transponder allows you to spend smaller amounts for overcoming the paid areas of roads, a discount is provided with contactless payment to drivers. That is, it turns out that payment on the transponder is most likely beneficial, if compared with cash and bank cards.

2

Principle of operation of the transponder

The transponder works on the principle of contactless reading of information, it is able to transmit and receive data at a distance subject to availability at the point of payment of special automation and electronics.

• The information is read from the transponder in advance before the barrier intersection is approximately 20-30 m.
• In order for the system to write out means for travel along a raid road, it must be correctly installed according to the instructions.
• The amount of funds should be sufficient on the transponder.
• Before crossing the point of payment, you need to reduce the speed of up to 20 km / h.
• Hold out the distance between ahead of the car at least 3 meters.

3

How to choose a transponder?

Until 2017, in order to drive on a specific track, it was necessary to buy a special transponder. For example:

• For example, the M-4 route required only the T-PASS transponder.
• For ZSD (Western Speed \u200b\u200bDiameter), their specialized transponder was required.

But at the end of 2017 a special agreement was concluded between the owners of paid tracks and earned an interoperability system, which allowed to pay for travel on various roads with a single transponder.

But nevertheless there are nuances, for example, the passage on the M4 highway will cost cheaper if you pay it to the transponder M4, but no other. That is, planning your way, choose a transponder in accordance with what routes paid will meet you on the way.

4

What are transponders exist?

• "T-PASS" - "Autodor - paid highways" is engaged in its distribution. The most beneficial to the passage with such a transponder on the routes M4, M11, M3 in paid plots.
• "15-58" - their distribution is engaged in the Company "Combined Board Gathering Systems". Such a transponder makes it possible to pay for roads on the roads that belong to LLC "ZSCK". As well as on the route M11 from 15 to 58 km.
• "ZSD" - this type of transponders distributes the "highway of the Northern Capital", they enable the most profitable fare on the highway "West Speed \u200b\u200bDiameter".
• The "main road" - the distribution of these transponders is engaged in the "New Quality of Roads". They make it possible to travel along the tracks owned by the "main road" and one of the part of the M1 highway.

5

Where to buy and how to replenish?

Transponders are usually easy to buy, they are sold in specialized offices on the tracks, gas stations and cafes, and there is also the opportunity to order it in online stores.

You can replenish transponders through a personal account on the official resource of the manufacturer or distributor.

They are also replenished with electronic wallets cash at refueling, in Sberbank-online, using special commands through a mobile phone.

Transponders are an excellent tool saves, paying for paid roads. Choose it is easy, considering that any transponder can pay any paid plot. So acquire the one that will suit the price, user reviews.