Two pieces of toll news landed in the same week. On 23 September 2026 the Penang Bridge began accepting JustGO, PLUS Malaysia's app that charges tolls to your bank card after a camera reads your number plate. That made it the last plaza on PLUS's North-South network to switch on. Then on 30 September, at the MyAsean Road and Traffic Tech Expo in Kuala Lumpur, Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the government would not rush multi-lane fast flow (MLFF), the barrier-free gantry system promised for years.
So Malaysian drivers now have more ways to pay than ever, and they do not all work on the same roads. This explainer is built on PLUS's own "Plan Your Journey" page and its 9 January 2026 media statement, the JustGO FAQ at justgo.com.my, and the SMART Tunnel open payment FAQ, all read on 5 October 2026, plus reporting by The Star, paultan.org, Lowyat.NET, RinggitPlus, Bernama, Malay Mail and Free Malaysia Today, dated below.
*Cover image: Batu Toll Plaza on the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway, with Touch 'n Go and MyRFID lanes. Photo: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.*
The four ways to pay on PLUS highways
PLUS has been cashless for years, and its own page lists what each plaza accepts:
- Touch 'n Go card and SmartTAG: every PLUS plaza.
- RFID: every plaza that has RFID lanes.
- Card tapping (open payment): only at Jitra on the North-South Expressway and Kubang Semang and Lunas on the Butterworth-Kulim Expressway, with a public pilot on the Penang Bridge.
- JustGO number-plate payment: any lane at participating PLUS plazas, which since August means the whole North-South Expressway.
That third line surprises people. A debit card tap that works on the LDP will not open the barrier at most PLUS plazas.
How JustGO got here
PLUS started testing number-plate recognition in September 2024. Its 9 January 2026 statement opened a pilot for private cars at nine plazas on the 87.7km Hutan Kampung to Sungai Dua stretch in Kedah and Penang. Paultan.org reported the southern expansion (Seremban, Port Dickson, Second Link, Kempas) on 15 July. On 20 August, Lowyat.NET reported that JustGO covered the full route from Sungai Dua to Kempas, with one exception: at Bandar Cassia, the plaza for the Second Penang Bridge, it works only in RFID lanes marked with a red dot. The JustGO FAQ also excludes the U-turn at Tanjung Kupang.
The Penang Bridge followed on 23 September, announced by state exco member Zairil Khir Johari, according to RinggitPlus. RinggitPlus also notes the bridge charges a car RM5.74, only on the mainland-to-island crossing, and that Penang-born residents can get 20% off through JustGO, the same discount already available through a registered RFID tag.
Barriers are still in place. PLUS asks JustGO users to keep to 20 to 25km/h through the plaza without stopping.
What signing up actually involves
JustGO Solutions Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned PLUS subsidiary, runs the app. Its FAQ sets out the steps:
- Verify your phone number and email.
- Complete e-KYC: photos of both sides of your MyKad (or MyTentera, or a passport for non-citizens) and a live selfie.
- Complete e-KYV for the car: upload the vehicle ownership certificate from the MyJPJ app and photograph the front and back of the car with the plate visible.
- Link a debit or credit card.
Your profile must show ANPR as ACTIVE before you drive. Other rules from the FAQ worth knowing:
- Class 1 only: cars, SUVs, MPVs and small pick-ups. No motorcycles, vans or lorries yet.
- Age 17 and above, and a phone on Android 10, iOS 18 or EMUI 10 or later.
- Up to 10 vehicles per account. A car registered to someone else, or to a company, needs supporting documents and a manual approval of up to 48 working hours.
- No cash fallback. If your card is declined you cannot pay cash to exit. The account turns SUSPENDED until you clear the outstanding toll in the app, and the payment gateway may retry the charge on a later date.
- If the camera fails to read your plate, the toll is taken from your Touch 'n Go eWallet instead (for example, through your RFID tag).
- You still earn PLUSMiles, at one point per kilometre.
Because MyJPJ itself now requires MyDigital ID, getting the ownership certificate means having that set up first. See our MyDigital ID registration guide.
Off the PLUS network
The Klang Valley's other highways move at their own pace. Card tapping began on 29 September 2023 on 11 highways, including AKLEH, GCE, BESRAYA, NPE, LDP, KESAS, SMART, SPRINT, MEX and DUKE, as reported by Free Malaysia Today. Prolintas added LKSA, SILK, DASH and SUKE on 1 May 2025, according to paultan.org. The SMART Tunnel FAQ lists MyDebit, Visa and Mastercard debit, credit and prepaid cards and says there is no extra charge for paying this way.
None of these take JustGO yet. If you use both PLUS and, say, the LDP, you will pay tolls from two places, a bank card and a Touch 'n Go wallet. The Touch 'n Go RFID tag is listed on its online shop at RM35, shown at RM30 as a limited-time offer on 5 October.
Why MLFF keeps slipping
MLFF was first promised for 2025. In July 2025 the Cabinet agreed it would be a business-to-business arrangement between concessionaires and technology providers, with no government money, as Deputy Works Minister Ahmad Maslan told Parliament on 6 August 2025 (Bernama). In November 2025 the ministry said three laws would be amended, including the Road Transport Act 1987, so there are clear rules for drivers who do not pay.
On 30 September 2026, Nanta told reporters, "We have given them a timeline. They just need a little bit more time," and said single-lane fast flow would begin in 2027 once the amendments are finalised (The Star). In the meantime, Touch 'n Go is testing its own barrier-free gantry at Alam Impian on the LKSA.
What has not been announced
- No full MLFF launch date, and no list of which highway goes first.
- No Deepavali 2026 toll concession as of 5 October. Festive discounts have tended to come with the Budget, and Budget 2027 is tabled on 9 October.
- No date for retiring Touch 'n Go card lanes. PLUS still lists the card at every plaza.
