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| ![]() Pampampallam/Walayar tollbooth also has dedicated FASTag lanes to the best of my knowledge, 3rd or 4th from the right while driving towards Coimbatore, and 2nd or 3rd from the left while driving towards Thrissur. Last edited by silversteed : 3rd November 2017 at 09:07. |
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This is now ensuring that the next step of actually getting a valid tag associated to that RFID is done at the time of purchase of a new car ![]() However, it does not spell out specifically if the factory-fitted RFID will integrate with FasTag or not (I have my own doubts if that will be integrated), so probably the various FasTag providers will now tie up with different dealers and have their tags sold and affixed on new cars. Here's another news article in today's Indian Express, Bangalore - Link With more vehicles being FasTag ready, it is really time the earlier news that came out couple of months ago is implemented - all toll booths in every toll plaza must support FasTag OR fewer booths must accept cash and cards, more booths for E-Payment (Fastag, Paytm, etc). | |
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| ![]() I have a different question on Fastag. Why is the Fastag tied to the car? It's just a payment mechanism to pay tolls digitally rt? Wouldn't it be good to make it easier to buy - like a separate card/tag which can be used by any car. Now procuring it is a difficult task - upload RC, license etc. Is there any advantage of linking it to the car? (I have seen TouchNGo in Malaysia which is a digital payment card/device which anyone can buy from lot of places including convenience stores. It is the main digital payment mechanism for tolls there. It is not tied to a specific car, you can use it to pay toll for any car.) |
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| ![]() More than linking it to a specific car, their intention is to link it to a specific class of vehicle, ie Car, Truck, Bus and so on. To prevent any cheating, they ensure that the tag is pasted onto the vehicle and cant be changed from vehicle to vehicle. Consider the scenario if a car owner obtains a tag and then uses it for a bus or truck. That will lead to him benefiting from cheap toll rates since the system cannot currently verify if the class of vehicle is correct or wrong. Currently only the colour of the tag can tell what class of vehicle it is meant for. This again is not enforced strictly I guess, since its difficult to spot the colour of tag and the security staff should be educated about this. Hence, to prevent such mischief, the tolls usually are pasted and verified by an authority to enable them. Hence its made to be permanent and vehicle specific. |
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2) To track the vehicles (in case of theft, mishap, etc) | |
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| ![]() Maybe in the long run, but in addition to what Mr. Boss has mentioned, the tolls are struggling or rather adamant to implement a single dedicated lane for Fastag. Asking for more than one lane will be too much in the current scenario. Also, forcing commercial and oversized vehicles to use other lanes will defeat the purpose of Fastag since on a rough estimate, I can guess that the usage of Fastag will be more by commercial vehicles than private cars since the CVs cover a lot of distance and pass through a lot of tolls more than what an average PV would do. Hence, in the longrun it would work the way you said. For the current state, its not possible. |
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Given the fact that this sector ha's as many cars are trucks, I kinda loved this arrangement during pre-fastag days. | |
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| ![]() In my opinion, major issues can be solved if they set up dedicated fastag lanes separated from at least two kilometers before tollplaza. Also set up the scanner at the very entrance. In this way, non tag and faulty tag users can be avoided blocking the lane. |
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| ![]() Since my usage of tolled highways are few and far between, I had not seriously looked at acquiring a FasTag till now. But the relative ease with which a majority of FasTag enabled vehicles pass the toll booths while I am struggling to locate the exact change, has forced me to get one. The sceptic that I am with regard to the services of private banks, I have done the unthinkable. Yes, I have requested for a FasTag from SBI. Not sure whether the service really exists or is just a lip service / PR exercise. Will update the thread on the experience. Meanwhile, you too can kick start the process by filling this form. |
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I have still to ever have been debited at Hoskote while entering Bangalore till date since I started using FasTag in June 2016. I by-pass the toll by using Devanahalli - Hoskote road while going towards Kolar so cannot comment on experience in that direction. Have either of you used Bagepalli? On the highway between Bangalore and Anantpur. No need to halt at the boom barrier. Of course, you would anyway not be zipping and would have slowed down due to speed breakers there. The best maintained toll for near flawless user experience. Comment is based in multiple uses spread over near 18 months of FasTag experience. Last edited by Aditya : 8th November 2017 at 08:03. Reason: Deleting video in quote | |
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