What is needed to apply for ETC for a vehicle?

[ElliottLee]

According to the "Implementation Plan for Accelerating the Application Service of Electronic Non-stop Toll Collection on Highways" issued by the Ministry of Transport, the original valid ID card of the vehicle owner, the original and photocopy of the vehicle registration certificate, and the page with the latest annual inspection stamp on the registration certificate are required. If applying on behalf of others, the original valid ID card of the agent is also required. If applying for ETC through the business halls of major banks, a debit card or credit card from the corresponding bank must be prepared. Some banks only support ETC binding with credit card services, while others may require freezing a portion of the amount as a deposit when binding ETC with a debit card. Additionally, the vehicle insurance policy for the current year is needed. For corporate applications, the ID card (or driver's license) of the handling person, the organization code certificate (or business license) of the company, and the official seal are required. The principle of ETC deduction: There will be one or more ETC lanes on the highway. Through the dedicated short-range microwave communication between the vehicle-mounted electronic tag installed on the vehicle's windshield and the microwave antenna in the ETC lane of the toll station, the computer network technology is used to settle accounts with the bank in the background, achieving the purpose of paying road and bridge tolls without stopping at the toll station. All of this is based on the principle of passing first and deducting fees later. Benefits of installing ETC: Time-saving: eliminates the hassle of waiting in line; Green and environmentally friendly: green and low-carbon, vehicles pass through toll stations without stopping, reducing noise and exhaust emissions and minimizing pollution; Reduced wear and tear: saves costs, reduces the frequency of vehicle starts and brakes, and lowers wear and fuel consumption; Improved efficiency: the theoretical efficiency of ETC lanes can be increased by 2-3 times, making traditional ETC updates faster and more high-tech. Compared to license plate payment, ETC technology is more mature and advantageous. More policy support: The State Council clearly stated in the "13th Five-Year Plan for the Development of a Modern Comprehensive Transportation System" that "by 2020, the interoperability of transportation cards in key urban agglomerations will be basically achieved, and the proportion of vehicles equipped with ETC will be significantly increased." It also explicitly set the goal of "achieving a 50% ETC usage rate for road passenger vehicles by 2020" in the main indicators of comprehensive transportation development during the "13th Five-Year Plan." More future possibilities: In addition to continuously improving the convenience of ETC installation and usage and the usage rate of ETC passenger vehicles, the future will also promote the use of ETC for trucks and explore the deep integration of the ETC system with the development directions of smart transportation, such as vehicle-to-vehicle communication and vehicle-road coordination, to provide vehicle owners with comprehensive travel services. This means that more application scenarios will support ETC applications. Precautions for using ETC: The ETC transaction sensing area is 8 meters. When encountering a vehicle in front that stops, to prevent the ETC device of the front vehicle from malfunctioning or not having an ETC device at all, a distance of more than 10 meters should be maintained from the front vehicle to prevent the automatic sensing from paying the toll for the front vehicle.