Can ETC cards still be stolen and swiped?
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It can be stolen. ETC is a non-stop electronic toll collection system, and the ETC dedicated lane is for vehicles equipped with ETC on-board devices, using electronic toll collection methods. There are mainly three types of ETC cards: 1. Stored-value card, which requires pre-loading before use. This type of card is not bound to a bank card, and users can only use it after loading money into the card. Therefore, it does not have the flash payment function for cash payment and deduction, and cannot be recognized or stolen by POS devices. 2. Debit card, including corporate debit cards and bank debit cards. Corporate debit cards are electronic payment cards for highways issued by provincial network companies to corporate users, with one account corresponding to multiple cards and vehicles, allowing transfer and recharge, consolidated invoice printing, and reducing corporate vehicle management costs. Bank debit cards are electronic payment cards for highways jointly issued by provincial network companies and partner banks, bound to designated bank cards or accounts, and can be used without recharge. 3. Bank co-branded card, which allows spending before repayment and combines financial functions with highway electronic payment, usable without recharge, featuring dual-card integration. This type of ETC bank co-branded card is essentially a bank card with flash payment function, as it has and activates the small-amount password-free and signature-free function. When this card is inserted into the vehicle ETC device, if it encounters a POS device that supports flash payment, there is indeed a possibility of being stolen.
