The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has directed the toll collection agencies and concessionaires to immediately report instances of 'loose' or 'tag-in-hand' FASTags to enable blacklisting or hostlisting of these FASTags.
This is expected to address the issue of FASTag authenticity and system reliability as the ministry of road transport and highways plans to launch the annual pass system from August 15 and the multi-lane free flow (MLFF) tolling, NHAI said in a statement issued on Friday.
"To ensure smooth tolling operations and strengthen reporting of 'loose FASTags', NHAI has further streamlined its policy for the toll collecting agencies and concessionaires to immediately report and blacklist 'loose FASTagS, that are also commonly called 'tag-in-hand'," it said, adding a dedicated email ID has been created to immediately report all such cases.
With a penetration rate of over 98%, FASTag has revolutionized the electronic toll collection system in the country. Read More
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