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Stan Rogers · Joined: 20 Aug 2010

Anybody know how to get one for the toll gates on the mainland? We don't have any toll gates here on Jeju and a friend in Seoul asked me about getting one of these. I didn't know what to tell him so I'm hoping one of you driving mainlanders could shed a little light on the subject. I understand you need a card and a machine on your dash to operate the card. Where/how do you get these things?

Thanks

Stan

faeriehazel · Joined: 04 Mar 2008

You can buy the unit online. Just search for 하이패스 on naver and it shows you dozens of sites that have it for sale. Once you have a unit, then you have to register it at https://www.e-hipassplus.co.kr:8282/index.jsp.

Who's Your Daddy? · Joined: 30 May 2010 Location: Victoria, Canada.

You get a HiPass Visa card for your machine from your bank. Mine has an annual fee of 2 or 3 thousand won. I first went to my nearest bank, and they said you need credit like a normal credit card - so a hassle. I went to KEB because I already had a credit card with them, and no problem.

So if you don't already have a local credit card, you might be in for a hassle. I told the first bank, what am I going to do, go crazy taking tolls all over Korea?

My machine itself, after 3 years, has stopped working. I'd always left it on the windshield, and I think the sunny weather fried it. So maybe don't do that.