Only digital payments for highway toll from December. Else, pay double: Centre

Beginning December 1, commuters will need to use FASTag to pay toll across national highways in the country, or pay double if they use cash, according to a letter sent by the Union road transport and highways ministry to the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) on Friday.

FASTag, a radio frequency identification (RFID) sticker typically fixed to a vehicle’s windscreen, lets toll booths wirelessly and automatically deduct the fee, thereby not requiring a vehicle to stop. The tags were made mandatory for all new cars sold after December 1, 2017, as a measure to encourage digital payments and free up congestion at toll booths.