Vinh City BOT officers and employees do not assist brokers in making toll reduction cards for Ben Thuy 1 bridge

(Baonghean.vn) - According to Deputy General Director of Traffic Construction Corporation 4 (Cienco 4), Mr. Ngo Trong Nghia, the unit will deploy solutions to ensure people's rights when making discount ticket confirmation cards at Ben Thuy 1 Toll Station.

Immediately after receiving information about the appearance of "brokers" making discount tickets at Ben Thuy I Toll Station, speaking with reporters, Mr. Ngo Trong Nghia - Deputy General Director of Cienco 4 affirmed: There is no phenomenon of officers and employees of Vinh City BOT Branch assisting "brokers" in making discount tickets for Ben Thuy I Bridge.

After the announcement of the Ministry of Transport on the maximum reduction (100%) of type 1 vehicles (vehicles with less than 12 seats, trucks with a load capacity of less than 2 tons) and type 2 vehicles (vehicles with 12 to 30 seats; trucks with a load capacity of 2 to under 4 tons) of owners with permanent residence; organizations and enterprises with headquarters in Vinh city, Hung Nguyen district (Nghe An province) and Hong Linh town, Nghi Xuan district (Ha Tinh province); Maximum reduction (100%) for buses passing through Ben Thuy I station, the implementation of a 100% reduction in road service fees was applied from April 24, 2017.

To facilitate the people, vehicle owners do not have to go directly to the Vinh City Bypass BOT Branch to make a ticket discount confirmation card at Ben Thuy 1 Toll Station, but can have someone else do it for them, if they have all the required documents. The procedure is completely free.

Staff of the Vinh City Bypass BOT Branch handle procedures for making a ticket discount confirmation card at Ben Thuy 1 Toll Station. Photo: PV

Due to the large number of people completing procedures in the first days, the Vinh City BOT Bypass Branch processed 800-900 applications per day. Therefore, to get a card, some people had to wait. Understanding this psychology, some people took advantage of making a fee-reducing card and receiving money from people.

Mr. Ngo Trong Nghia said: Immediately after receiving information reflecting the phenomenon of "brokers" making discount tickets at Ben Thuy I Toll Station, Cienco 4 directed the BOT Branch of Vinh City bypass to strengthen monitoring measures, and coordinate with the police force to ensure security and order. The departments directly handling card issuance procedures regularly propagate to people to be vigilant against "brokers" making cards.

At the same time, Cienco 4 plans to implement a solution requiring vehicle owners to come in person to complete the procedures. In case someone else does the work for them, they must have a power of attorney certified by the local authority where they reside, and the person doing the work for them must present the power of attorney and their identity card.

“Currently, the number of people coming to apply for cards at the Vinh City Bypass BOT Branch has decreased significantly, with an average of only 200-300 people per day, and there is no need to wait like in the early days. People need to be highly vigilant when handing over original documents to strangers,” Mr. Nghia advised./.

PV