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TIL: Some autopay machines only accept certain RM 1 notes

Jerrica · Jul 21, 2020 05:34 PM

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Have you ever wondered why some parking autopay machines just refuse to accept your money? We used to assume it was because the notes too crumpled and folded hence why the machine can’t process the note. But what about the times when you feed a crispy brand-new note in and yet the machine still spits it out?

According to a viral tweet, some vending machines and autopay machines only accept RM 1 notes that bears the signature of former Bank Negara governor Dr Zeti Aziz. Instead, it will deem the RM 1 notes bearing new Bank governor Muhammad bin Ibrahim’s signature as fake notes.  

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The “glitch”, as Malaysian Twitter verse is now calling it, is present because the vending machines have not been updated by the manufacturer or programmer of the machine.

The issue was first brought to light when Aini, a former software engineer, was trying to buy a drink from a vending machine in Taman Botani, Putrajaya. She told Says that she had to ask the staff from the garden for help to buy the drink as the vending machine had refused to accept her RM 1.

It was then that the staff told her that the machines were not programmed to accept the newer bank notes and only accept the older ones.

Following her tweet, someone even posted a notice of an autopay machine that specifically state that the autopay only accepts banknotes with Dr Zeti Aziz’s signature on it.

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As Aini was a software engineer, she further explained that each machine has a firmware that allows programmers to set codes so the note acceptor will scan the design and match it with the design stored in the firmware.

If the design in the firmware is not up to date, then the machines won’t accept the newer banknotes or coins.

So, now you know why the autopay machine keeps spitting out your notes! If you ever encounter this again, you know what to do! Or just pay with Touch n' Go, it makes life easier. 

Jerrica

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There isn’t a time in memory that doesn’t involve staring at cars. After discovering the excitement of watching Schumacher vs Hakkinen, Formula 1 became a major part of life. The love for cars and F1 ultimately led to a job with CAR Magazine. The untimely death of the magazine meant a hiatus from cars at lifestyle women’s magazine Marie Claire before another opportunity came knocking again.

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