Tomorrow, i.e., from February 17, the new rules of Fastag and toll tax issued by the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) will be implemented. In this news, we are going to give you complete information about these new rules of Fastag.
The new toll tax and Fastag rules of the National Payments Corporation of India will come into effect from February 17. The purpose of these rules is to make toll tax collection easier and improve traffic movement at the toll booth. In such a situation, it is necessary for you to know what are these new rules being issued by NPCI, so that you can avoid penalty.
In this news, we are going to give you complete information about the new rules of Fastag which will come into effect from tomorrow i.e. February 17. If these rules are ignored, you may have to pay a heavy fine.
Important things for vehicle owner
Actually, a circular was issued by NPCI on 28 January 2025, in which information was given about the new rules. According to these rules, now if the Fastag remains blacklisted 1 hour before the raid or 10 minutes after the raid, then in such a situation payment will not be possible. If your Fastag account has low balance or is blocked due to other reasons, even then payment will not be made. But if these rules are ignored, a big fine will be imposed on the vehicle owner and double the toll fee will be charged as a penalty.
Know what are the new rules?
According to the rules issued by NPCI, now users will get a window open for 70 minutes to improve their Fastag status. That is, if you get blacklisted due to low balance or technical reasons, you will be able to recharge your account within 70 minutes. If there is no balance in the account or the balance has become negative, then your vehicle will cross the toll plaza. After crossing, the toll charge will be deducted from the security deposit of Fastag. At the same time, when you recharge the Fastag account next time, this amount will be adjusted from the deposit amount.
