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Drivers using the M6 toll road are now able to pay for their journey using contactless credit and debit cards. Barclaycard has installed contactless payment terminals at the toll booths so people can now pay for their journey by holding their card over the terminal. This follows a successful trial which saw waiting times lowered and the process of payment made simpler. The M6 toll was opened in December 2003, and pioneered the acceptance of card payments at toll booths from that date. A deal signed last year with Barclaycard has meant that all card transactions are now managed by the payments business. Contactless payments allow users to pay for goods and services worth up to £20 by simply holding their card over a reader, without the need to enter a PIN or sign their name. Given the low value of toll payments, it is exactly the kind of purchase that is well suited to contactless payments. Tom Fanning, chief executive of the M6 toll, said: “More than 40,000 drivers benefit from the ease and reliability of the M6 toll every day. On average, half of these drivers pay by card. The introduction of contactless is the latest step in making card payment as quick and easy as using the road itself. In helping bring this innovation to drivers, Barclaycard has been a perfect partner, working with us to implement the new system.” Other Business Money News
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