Toll road
Critical events
Event description
A few days ago, during rush hour, the toll road entry system experienced a glitch. The barriers at the toll gates lifted, and unsuspecting drivers breezed through without needing to pay.
"During one of our busiest hours, we noticed a system malfunction, but couldn’t immediately identify its cause or fix it. And drivers were just passing through without stopping," said a representative of the toll booth company. It soon became apparent that the incident was the handiwork of hackers.
Recently, drivers have started receiving fines for unpaid tolls. Truckers are particularly disgruntled as the heavy weight of their vehicles means bigger fines. "I drove through without a ticket because the barrier was up. Now they’ve slapped me with a huge fine, and I didn't even know I had to pay anything," complained one of the truck drivers.
The number of car owners facing a fine is growing, and so is their outrage. Most of them refuse to pay, as they believe they did nothing wrong. The toll booth company has promised to reconsider the situation.
Consequences
1. Loss of clients
2. Public discontent
3. System failures
This has happened before
news.com.au
Driver’s "hack" to get free parking at Westfield shopping center
"In a ballsy bid to avoid the hefty tolls entirely, Melbourne man Jayden Grech has uncovered a sneaky loophole he claims tricks the system into giving him free, unlimited access. As he pulled up to the center’s exit gate—where drivers would typically insert their validated pass—he told TikTok viewers, ""I'll teach youse all a hack."" Instead of presenting his pass when the system registered his Camry and the $ 7 charge it had incurred for staying more than four hours, Mr Grech reversed backwards. He then paused out of view of the gate’s camera until the arrow changed from red to green, before approaching the gate once again.
The gate then opened and the ""have a nice day"" message flashed on the ticket machine—all without him handing over a cent.
Viewers were gobsmacked by his discovery, which many speculated was a result of the car’s licence plate leaving the system when he reversed so as to ""bypass the pay cycle."""
A few days ago, during rush hour, the toll road entry system experienced a glitch. The barriers at the toll gates lifted, and unsuspecting drivers breezed through without needing to pay.
"During one of our busiest hours, we noticed a system malfunction, but couldn’t immediately identify its cause or fix it. And drivers were just passing through without stopping," said a representative of the toll booth company. It soon became apparent that the incident was the handiwork of hackers.
Recently, drivers have started receiving fines for unpaid tolls. Truckers are particularly disgruntled as the heavy weight of their vehicles means bigger fines. "I drove through without a ticket because the barrier was up. Now they’ve slapped me with a huge fine, and I didn't even know I had to pay anything," complained one of the truck drivers.
The number of car owners facing a fine is growing, and so is their outrage. Most of them refuse to pay, as they believe they did nothing wrong. The toll booth company has promised to reconsider the situation.
Consequences
1. Loss of clients
2. Public discontent
3. System failures
This has happened before
news.com.au
Driver’s "hack" to get free parking at Westfield shopping center
"In a ballsy bid to avoid the hefty tolls entirely, Melbourne man Jayden Grech has uncovered a sneaky loophole he claims tricks the system into giving him free, unlimited access. As he pulled up to the center’s exit gate—where drivers would typically insert their validated pass—he told TikTok viewers, ""I'll teach youse all a hack."" Instead of presenting his pass when the system registered his Camry and the $ 7 charge it had incurred for staying more than four hours, Mr Grech reversed backwards. He then paused out of view of the gate’s camera until the arrow changed from red to green, before approaching the gate once again.
The gate then opened and the ""have a nice day"" message flashed on the ticket machine—all without him handing over a cent.
Viewers were gobsmacked by his discovery, which many speculated was a result of the car’s licence plate leaving the system when he reversed so as to ""bypass the pay cycle."""
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