Vehicles with invalid or non-functional FASTag will now be charged double the toll for their class.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification amending GSR 298 E, the National Highway Tariff (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 dated 15 May 2020, which states that if a vehicle which is Fagag or vehicle Not fit with. Without a valid or functional FASTag, if the fee enters the “FASTag lane” of the plaza, they will pay a fee equal to twice the applicable fee for vehicles in that category.
Prior to this modification, the user of the vehicle was required to pay only twice the fee at the plaza if the vehicle did not FASTag and entered the dedicated FASTag lane.
It may be recalled that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) India launched the first two mobile apps – MyFASTag and FASTag Partner – to facilitate the availability of FASTags for electronic toll collection.
MyFastag is a consumer app that can be downloaded from the App Store for both Android and iOS systems. A consumer can purchase or recharge FASTags on this app. The app also helps in tracking transactions and online grievance redressal.
FASTag Partner is a merchant app. Agencies like Common Services Center, Banking Partner, and Vehicle Dealer can sell and enroll FASTag through this app.
Apart from this, the app can also be used to activate RFID tags manufactured with around 74 lakh cars in the country after the 2013 Gazette notification in this regard. These RFID tags are already fixed on cars but are inactive. This app will convert these RFID tags into ETC tags (FASTag).
News Source: PIB
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