FASTags become mandatory and penalty of double toll fee for those without it.

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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"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.