What is fastag?
Fastag is an electronic toll collection technique. It uses radio frequency identification (RFID). This tag is placed on the windscreen of the vehicle.
How does Fastag work?
As soon as your vehicle approaches the toll plaza, the sensor on the toll plaza tracks the fastag on the windscreen of your vehicle.
After this, the fee charged on that toll plaza is deducted from your FastTag account. In this way, you are able to pay the fee without stopping at the toll plaza. This tag in the vehicle will start its work as soon as your prepaid account is activated. At the same time, when the amount of your Fastag account is exhausted, you will have to recharge it again.
What is the need for fastag?
New vehicle owners do not have to worry about FASTag. The reason is that these will be made available at the time of registration. The owner simply has to activate and recharge the FASTag account.
If you have an old car, you will have to buy FASTag from those banks. Those authorized by the government’s National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) program.
Where is Fastag going to buy it?
These banks include Syndicate Bank, Axis Bank, IDFC Bank, HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, and Equitas Bank. You can also purchase FASTag from Paytm.
FASTag can be purchased offline from the bank by visiting any point of sale (POS) location. But to save time and time in long queues, it is easy to apply online for Fastag. However, the procedure for applying FASTag varies slightly in different banks. Nevertheless, the main things of the application remain the same.
How to buy fastag online?
1. To open a FASTag prepaid account, one has to visit the bank’s online FASTag application website. For the online application for the FASTag account, it is not necessary to have a relationship with the bank. If you are not in that bank, you can still buy Fastag from there.
2. Now fill in your personal details like name, address, date of birth, mobile number, email id, etc.
3. Enter KYC document details (driving license, PAN card, passport, voter ID card, or Aadhaar card).
4. Enter the vehicle registration details, vehicle registration means the registration certificate (RC) number of the vehicle.
5. Scan copy of all required documents have to be uploaded. These include KYC documents, 1 passport-size photo of the vehicle owner, and RC (Registration Certificate).
After submitting the application your FASTag account will be created. You can access your FASTag account online or through the FASTag app. You can recharge your FASTag account using a credit card/debit card / NEFT / RTGS or through net banking. The maximum amount to be recharged is Rs 1 lakh. It cannot be done more than once.
Link apply online For Fastag
If your account is in HDFC, then you can apply on this link. https://getprepaidcard.hdfcbank.com/fastag/index.aspx?_ga=2.240740234.824454702.1531832212-1857107844.1525529281
If you have an account with ICICI, apply here https://www.icicibank.com/Personal-Banking/cards/prepaid/fastag/index.page
Buy Fastag from Paytm.
You can also purchase Fastag from Paytm. This arrangement has been done at Paytm Mall. You have to upload the photo of the document along with the details on the Paytm of the bank itself. Fastag will reach your home within one to two days of this. Click for purchase from Paytm https://paytm.com/fastag
Buy Fastag with missed calls and SMS.
These banks have also provided missed calls and SMS. If you do not want to conduct an online transaction, you can make a missed call or SMS at this bank number. After which the bank executive will talk to you and take the details at home and take the document, which will come to you fast within one to two days.
Transaction Alert.
You will get SMS and email alerts for all your FASTag transactions. Right now the government is offering cashback of 2.5% for all national toll payments made using FASTag.
