ETC gives 10% off every toll now — so why are so many drivers still paying cash?

The RDA is pushing Electronic Toll Collection hard on the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway: register online at exway.rda.gov.lk, grab an RFID tag at Peliyagoda, Kerawalapitiya, Ja-Ela or Katunayake, top up through GovPay, and you get a flat 10% discount on every single journey. Kadawatha is coming next for Outer Circular traffic. Sounds like free money, but plenty of people still queue at the cash booths. The case for ETC: no fumbling for change, faster gates, and that 10% adds up fast if you commute to the airport or Ja-Ela regularly. The case against: you have to register, carry a balance, trust an RFID tag to actually read correctly every time, and it's one more digital account tied to your vehicle and your card. For someone who drives the expressway twice a year, the hassle isn't worth 10% off a Rs 300 toll. Has anyone actually signed up yet? Did it save you real money, or did you hit tag-read problems and queue in the ETC lane anyway while the barrier stayed shut? ETC එකෙන් ටෝල් එකෙන් 10%ක් ඉතුරු වෙනවා, ඔයා ඒක පාවිච්චි කරනවද නැත්නම් තාමත් කැෂ් එකද?