Reportedly the FASTag is an RFID sticker for vehicles, which ensures that toll can be collected when the vehicle is in motion. RFID, or radio frequency identification stickers, contains electronically stored information. It uses an electromagnetic frequency to deduct the tag. Meanwhile once you have the tag on the windshield, you will be allowed to cross the toll plaza easily, and the toll amount will be automatically deducted from your account.
Furthermore the near non-stop movement of vehicles would be facilitated by dedicated FASTag lanes at toll plazas on national highways. Further when you approach the plaza, there will be an RFID reader above that will read the FASTag and deduct the amount a prepaid account that is linked to that particular tag removing any human interaction or need for cash and all toll plazas will have one lane at the left where one can pay cash, albeit at double the charge.
Officials told “When a vehicle passes through a toll, an SMS with date, time and place of transaction will be sent to the owner of the vehicle. The master data of all transactions will be with the concessionaire of the toll booth concerned, along with the bank with which the owner has registered the FASTag and the National Payments Corporation of India”. Moreover the FASTag can be purchased on Amazon, select bank branches of 22 national banks, some petrol pumps, and national highway toll booths and the tag in itself can be obtained for free, but other charges are applicable depending on the point of purchase. If the tag is obtained online, users can register the tag using the ‘My FASTag’ app.
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