Residents and commuters across Taipei and New Taipei can download the official TaipeiPass App (台北通 TaipeiPASS), integrated with the Pay.Taipei smart payment platform, alongside New Taipei digital service channels to inspect and settle roadside parking bills, Taipei Water Department water fees, Taipei City Hospital outpatient medical charges, and public school tuitions from a single mobile interface, while using smartphone barcodes as digital library cards. Binding designated mobile payment accounts to pay curbside parking bills across Taipei and New Taipei secures discount incentives and prevents missed payment fines.
Important Notice: TaipeiPass accounts are categorized into General Members (verified via mobile number) and Real-Name Members (verified via MOICA Citizen Digital Certificate, National Health Insurance card, or service counter verification); claiming municipal revitalization vouchers, welfare subsidies, or executing online household registrations requires upgrading to Real-Name Member status.
TaipeiPass and Pay.Taipei Smart Payment: 6 Core Features
Launched by the Taipei City Department of Information Technology, TaipeiPass (official portal id.taipei) merges citizen digital cards, fee disbursements via Pay.Taipei, and civic petition channels into a unified mobile app:
| Functional Category | Supported Items and Municipal Collection Scope | Practical Benefits and Discount Incentives |
|---|---|---|
| Roadside Parking and Public Garage Fees | Taipei curbside parking bills for cars and motorcycles, public off-street garage passes and hourly tickets. | Bind license plate numbers for auto-billing alerts; enjoy promotional discounts with designated electronic wallets. |
| Utility Water Bills and Medical Fees | Taipei Water Department water utility bills, Taipei City Hospital outpatient and emergency clinical charges. | Scan bill QR codes to execute immediate debit payments, eliminating physical counter queues. |
| Education and Social Housing Dues | Taipei public elementary and secondary school tuition, Taipei City social housing rents and maintenance dues. | Supports diverse mobile payment wallets (JKOPAY, LINE Pay, EasyWallet) for scheduled automated debits. |
| Digital Library Card Identification | Taipei Public Library branch system (all 44+ branches) lending borrowing privileges. | Display smartphone barcode directly to scan and check out physical books, eliminating physical cards. |
| Citizen Participation and Voting | Participatory budgeting project voting, municipal opinion surveys, and community council polling. | Real-name authenticated voting guarantees one verified vote per citizen on local municipal proposals. |
| Civic Issue Reporting (1999 Integration) | Online reporting for street potholes, broken streetlamps, environmental litter, and road obstacles. | Upload photos and automatic GPS coordinates, tracking municipal agency handling progress directly within the app. |
Unpaid curbside parking tickets in Taipei and New Taipei incur notification fees and statutory fines of NT$300 (罰 300 元); set up automatic payments via our roadside parking payment guide, explore civic issue reporting in our 1999 Citizen Hotline guide, and learn book borrowing rules in our library card borrowing rules guide.
TaipeiPass Membership Tiers: Real-Name Verification Guide
TaipeiPass structures member privileges across 3 administrative tiers depending on authentication depth:
| Membership Tier | Authentication Requirements | Accessible Services and Privilege Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Member | Mobile phone number SMS OTP verification. | General public parking fee queries, promotional merchant discount coupons, municipal announcements. |
| Verified Member (Identity Auth) | National ID number + registered telecom mobile contract verification under identical identity. | Pay.Taipei bills payment, digital library barcode borrowing, and 1999 civic issue reporting. |
| Real-Name Member (Full MOICA) | Four verification methods: (1) telecom mobile auth; (2) NHI card reader; (3) MOICA Citizen Digital Certificate; (4) in-person check at any of Taipei's 12 district offices. | Online civil administration document applications, municipal participatory budgeting voting, and revitalization vouchers. |
