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FASTags now mandatory; how to buy, tag charges, documents required, all you need to know
FASTag mandatory: All vehicles that pass through toll plazas will have to mandatorily pay toll charges with FASTag
BusinessToday.In | February 16, 2021 | Updated 12:06 IST
FASTags mandatory now: All you need to know
FASTags have been made mandatory from today. The earlier deadline for FASTag was January 1, 2021 which was then extended to February 15 midnight. In November last year, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued a notification making FASTags mandatory for all vehicles.
You must keep in mind that FASTags will be required for registration of new four-wheelers. Automakers or dealerships are already providing new vehicles with FASTags. The tag is also mandatory to obtain third party insurance from April 1.
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It can be purchased online from banks
It can also be bought through retailers like Amazon, Paytm
New Delhi: The automatic toll plaza payment system FASTag has become mandatory from February 15. People driving vehicles that do not have the tag yet would have to pay a fee equivalent to two times the usual charge at toll plazas.
The extra charge will apply to vehicles even if the tag is present but not working due to insufficient balance or any other reason.
In a notification released on Sunday, the central government said that all fee lanes in toll plazas on National Highways will be able to read the tags from February 15.