The government has made FASTags?mandatory from February 15 midnight and any vehicle not fitted with it shall be charged double on every electronic toll plaza across the country.?
FASTags Mandatory From Monday, Vehicles Without Tag To Pay Double Toll Fee
All vehicles not fitted with FASTags shall be charged double on every electronic toll plaza, said the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
FASTags Mandatory From Monday, Vehicles Without Tag To Pay Double Toll Fee
FASTags Mandatory From Monday, Vehicles Without Tag To Pay Double Toll Fee
The ministry has decided that all lanes in the fee plazas on National Highways shall be declared as 'FASTag lane of the fee plaza, said the?Ministry of Road Transport & Highways in a statement.
"Therefore, 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 statement said.
The ministry has clarified that 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 ministry had mandated fitment of FASTag in M&N categories of motor vehicles with effect from January 1, 2021.
Category ‘M’ stands for a motor vehicle with at least four wheels used for carrying passengers. And Category ‘N’ stands for a motor vehicle with at least four wheels used for carrying goods, which may also carry persons in addition to goods.
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