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Online Reporter
In an effort to decongest traffic at tollgates for most travellers during the festive season, the National Building Society (NBS) on Friday launched the ‘Happy Hour Promotion’, which gave hundreds of motorists free passage at tollgates.
Most motorists had unpleasant experiences at various tollgates around the country as they were trying to make last-minute Christmas travel to various destinations.
Unfortunate holidaymakers were stranded for hours at the Shamva tollgate, which was overwhelmed by traffic as well as unreliable payment systems.
However, through NBS’s intervention, Friday’s commotion was cleared in minutes at the Shamva tollgate.
For the lucky motorists, the frustration turned into excitement when they were told they had free passage.
“I am thankful to NBS for this intervention. I have been on this queue for close to an hour and I have to travel through the night now. NBS did the right thing because most of us were going to be stuck here for longer,” said one traveller.
“I am very happy that since I started driving, this is the first time I have had to freely pass through a tollgate. Thank you NBS, I hope this happy hour becomes a permanent feature,” said another excited beneficiary.
In the spirit of promoting accountability, the NBS was paying toll fees to law-abiding motorists whose insurances were paid-up.
This left some motorists counting their losses.
Online Reporter