Updated Feb 13, 2021 | 19:50 IST
At present, all but one lane at all toll plazas on national highways have been made FASTag lanes to ensure a swift movement of traffic FASTag to become mandatory from Monday: Here s how to buy one online
New Delhi: According to the latest guidelines, FASTags will be mandatory from Monday. The government had earlier delayed the date to make FASTags mandatory from January 1 to February 15, 2021. The revised deadline will push users to make the switch to the new technology.
FASTag is an electronic toll collection mechanism that includes an RFID tag affixed to the windscreen of a vehicle. The rechargeable tag is linked to a prepaid account/e-wallet from which the charges are automatically deducted at toll booths. This negates the need to stop at toll plazas to make the payment, thereby resulting in swifter movement of traffic.
Come December 15, get ready to fish out double the toll tax if FASTag is missing from your vehicle. To prevent congestion at toll plazas, the government has made it mandatory to declare all lanes at toll fee plaza on national highways as FASTag lanes . FASTag is an electronic toll collection system, operated by the NHAI. Based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, FASTag is affixed on the windscreen of vehicles. In other words, FASTags are prepaid rechargeable tags for toll collection. FASTags do not have any expiry date, hence, they can be used as long as they are not tampered with and are readable at the toll plazas.