All 4 wheel Motor Vehicles sold after 1st December
2017 to be fitted with FASTags
The Ministry of
Road Transport & Highways has issued a Gazette Notification today according
to which all four wheel motor vehicles sold on or after 1st December 2017 will
have FASTags fitted on them by the manufacturer of the vehicle or its
authorized dealer, as the case may be. In case of vehicles that are sold as
drive away chassis without wind screen, FASTag will have to be fitted by the
vehicle owner before it is registered. Necessary amendments have been made to
the relevant sections of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 in this regard.
What is
Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) / FASTag?
NHAI has rolled
out program for Electronic Toll Collection on Toll Plazas on National
Highways to be called FASTag.
FASTag is a device
that employs Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for
making toll payments directly from the prepaid account linked to it. It is
affixed on the windscreen of your vehicle and enables you to drive through
toll plazas. FASTag has a validity of 5 years and after purchasing it, you
only need to recharge/ top up the FASTag as per your requirement.
FASTag offers near
non-stop movement of vehicles through toll plazas and the convenience
of cashless payment of toll fee with nation-wide interoperable Electronic
Toll Collection Services.
