FASTags should from December one. Here's a way to get, recharge electronic toll tags

NHAI is functioning on numerous plans to create FASTags a base for transactions to shop forgas and pay parking fees, chairman Sanjeev Ranjan. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Vehicles crossing toll plazas while not FASTags are charged double the toll fees
You can obtain FASTags on-lineand thru branches of many banks like ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank
NEW DELHI : From Gregorian calendar monthone, expect less traffic at toll plazas across highways in Bharathoweveradditionallyprepare to pay double the toll tax if FASTag is missing from your vehicle. to market seamless movement of vehicles and minimise traffic jam at toll plazas, the ministry of road transport and highways has created it obligatory for all vehicles to possess FASTags.

What is FASTag

Based on frequence identification (RFID) technology, FASTag is basifixed on windshield of vehicles. FASTag-affixed vehicles don'thave to be compelled to stop at toll gates as charges arsubtracted from the postpaid or checking accountonce the vehicle is moving. Drivers don'thave to be compelled to stop their vehicle to create transactions because the toll assortmentare done electronically underneath the National Electronic Toll assortment (NETC) programme.

The new FASTag rule

From Gregorian calendar monthone, all lanes all told toll fee plazas on national highways across the country cangrow to be dedicated FASTag lanes. consistent with the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, a FASTag lane in an exceedinglytract is reserved solely for the movement of FASTag users. If you're passing while not FASTag, you'll be charged double the fee.
One lane has been unbroken as hybrid wherever FASTags furthermore as alternative modes of payment are accepted.

How to obtain FASTags and recharge it

Besides choose bank branches and location at toll plazas of national highways, designated bank branches, FASTags is bought on-line through e-commerce portal Amazon. whenyou get it, you wish to activate it by coming into details in My FASTag mobile app. After that, you wish to link the tag to Associate in Nursing existing checking account for deduction of toll tax.

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