KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is encouraging the use of their online payment system to pay motor vehicle fitness fees. Communications Officer, Leighton Beckles, described the process as convenient, fast and reliable, and cited the payment platform (the virtual tax office), as the second most highly used location for payment in the recently concluded traffic ticket amnesty.

He explained that once a customer pays the fee at jamaicatax.gov.jm using any major credit card, they will receive a payment reference number which they should record, or they can print the statement of payment and take it to the relevant Island Traffic Authority (ITA) location or examination depot.

Beckles listed the locations currently accepting the online payments as Swallowfield Road, Spanish Town Road, Harbour View, St Thomas, Spanish Town, May Pen, Mandeville, St Ann’s Bay, Port Antonio, Port Maria, Lucea and Black River. He said the locations in Falmouth and Savanna-la-Mar are not yet online; however, they should get upgraded in the coming months. The communications officer pointed out that there is no longer a service window at the Swallowfield Depot in Kingston.

“The online payment system, which was implemented in September, is part of TAJ’s continued thrust to deliver value-added services, and coincides with the Ministry of Transport’s and ITA’s move to make their system more electronic and user-friendly,” Beckles said.

He added that people who are not familiar with the process of online payments may visit the TAJ’s ‘How to’ guide at jamaicatax.gov.jm.

Also, he said, those who do not have the capacity to take advantage of the online payment options may go into any of the large tax offices in Montego Bay, Spanish Town, Kingston, Constant Spring, or Portmore to use an e-Tax spot – a designated area to get online and, with the assistance of TAJ personnel, make the payments.