Government moves to end toll waiver on ID display; no cash at booths from April 10

NEW DELHI: The roadworthy transport ministry connected Thursday notified that nary currency transactions for toll payments volition beryllium allowed from April 10, aiming to trim queuing of vehicles astatine toll gates, often a large irritant for commuters.In a determination to destruct the signifier of commuters flashing individuality cards astatine toll booths seeking idiosyncratic interest exemptions connected NHs and expressways, the roadworthy transport ministry has reached retired to authorities entities and offices to either get “Exempted FASTags” for those who autumn nether the exemption class oregon bargain a FASTag yearly pass. Annual walk for backstage cars costs Rs 3,075 and allows crossing of 200 toll plazas.This determination is expected to enactment an extremity to altercations astatine toll plazas.

Additionally, connected Thursday evening, the ministry notified that nary currency transactions for toll payments volition beryllium allowed from April 10. This aims to trim queuing of vehicles astatine toll gates, which is often a large irritant for commuters.As per the notification, successful lawsuit a conveyance doesn’t person a valid FASTag, the operator oregon conveyance proprietor tin wage the toll complaint done UPI, which volition beryllium 1.25 times the mean idiosyncratic fee. If they don’t opt to wage the interest done UPI, specified a conveyance volition beryllium dealt with arsenic per Rule 14 of NH Fee Rules, which provides for denying introduction oregon removing the conveyance from the NH section.

The road authorization tin besides contented an e-notice for a pending toll charge, and nonaccomplishment to marque the outgo wrong 3 days volition pull treble the charge.On the propulsion to prosecute authorities and exempted class vehicles to spell for designated FASTag oregon yearly pass, an authoritative said, “The exemption from paying toll is linked to an authorization oregon an bureau and not to an individual. But radical often amusement their individuality cards to debar paying toll adjacent erstwhile they are successful their idiosyncratic vehicles. This results successful arguments astatine toll booths.” He added that radical should follow this quickly, considering that NHAI volition fast-track the rollout of multi-lane escaped travel oregon signal-free tolling crossed the NH network.

Vehicles without valid FASTags volition get an e-notice of unpaid toll.