Effective tomorrow (Wed) commuters will be able to access the Transport Authority TA’s Travel Pal application to make their public transport safer.
The security mechanism will enable persons to utilise their mobile device to scan the registration plates of units used as public passenger vehicles (PPV), to verify if they are licensed by the Authority.
It will be available for download on android devices from the Google Play Store and the Apple Store.
Transport and Mining Minister, Robert Montague, said that the app, which was developed at a cost of $2.3 million, is intended to equip users of the public transport system with the tools to protect themselves.
Minister Montague informed that the app will have a panic feature, linked to the police 119 system.
A Memorandum of Understanding MoU is to be signed with the Jamaica Constabulary Force JCF. The document is now under review.
