Singapore, 31 October 2008 - The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and NETS joint investigations have pointed to about 2,900 NETS CashCards as the cause of compatibility problems when used in the In-Vehicle Unit (IU). There are currently about 4.5 million NETS CashCards in circulation. These NETS CashCards have been removed from the system through integrated testing of IUs/NETS CashCards at the LTA Authorised Inspection Centres. Affected cards have been replaced with new generation NETS CashCards. TÜV SÜD PSB tests conducted on the NETS CashCards, currently being sold on the market, show the cards are working well with the IU.

Apart from this, figures from the LTA Authorised Inspection Centres show the number of motorists who turn up at the centre to have their NETS CashCards and IUs tested have resumed to normal levels.

LTA and NETS are committed to make ERP transactions as efficient as possible and will continue to offer motorists a one-stop centre for integrated testing of their NETS CashCards/ IUs.

Enclosure
Annex 1: List of LTA Authorised Inspection Centres