FASTags become mandatory and penalty of double toll fee for those
without it.
The FASTag service to digitally pay the toll tax on national highways is now
live across the country. The vehicles trying to cross the toll plazas
without it will now have to pay double fee as penalty.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has said made FASTags
mandatory from February 15 midnight, but instead of easing vehicular
movement across toll plazas, the move has turned into massive traffic in
many locations.
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Notes on all about the FASTags -
"As per NH Fee Rules 2008, any vehicle not fitted with FASTag or vehicle
without valid, functional FASTag entering into the FASTag lane of the fee
plaza shall pay a fee equivalent to two times of the fee applicable to that
category," the ministry had said in a notification.
This has been done to further promote fee payment through digital mode,
reduce waiting time and fuel consumption, and provide for a seamless passage
through the fee plazas.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued directions to
concessionaires and toll plaza operators that motorists without a FASTag
must be directed to purchase one on the spot, activate it and then enter the
toll plaza.
FASTag is a sticker attached to the windshield of your vehicle. It has a
radio-frequency identification barcode that is linked to registration
details of the vehicle. It is valid for five years.
On passing a toll plaza, FASTag readers installed there will automatically
deduct the required toll.
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