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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Bengaluru
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![]() Anyone crossed Bankapur toll recently? Please confirm whether FASTag is working or not. Although I have already replied their email, I can again update with recent status. Last edited by airbus : 14th November 2017 at 17:21. Reason: Minor correction. | |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() Some futuristic implementation of FasTag as written by Nandan Nilekani. Quote:
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BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() And the bizarre experience with FASTAG at the Bangalore airport road toll continues... About a month back, I insisted on backing up and traversing the lane again to open the boom gate. The boom gate opened after the lights turned green, but the toll amount was never deducted from my account. Yesterday night, at around 10 PM (around the same time of the day as my previous drive above) the boom simply didn't open even when I crawled forward. I was directed to the spillover lane and had to fight off multiple airport cabs who wanted to jump the line. I politely complained to the toll operator that FASTAG never worked there and he just waved me through without collecting any money! Do these guys intentionally muddle with the sensor and let people through if you complain??? |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mysore / B'lore
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I have already recovered the money I spent on fastag and more from just this one toll booth ![]() | |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Namma Bengaluru
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My update on this is here | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Had a satisfactory experience with Equitas. Ordered on 9th Nov and got the tag delivered on 11th Nov ![]() Only down side is the local courier they used. Maruti courier don't serve to my address and I collected from their office in person ![]() |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() I was looking at FasTag for my Brezza and since it was easier for me to get in touch with ICICI, I filled up the form. I got a call from them after about 10 days of filling the form. The person on other side asked about my address and told me he'll send me all details about documents on sms. I waited for about next 10 days but there was no response. Then I got call from ICICI FasTag department from Kolkata. They also said they'll get back to me in a couple of days. Nothing happened. All this while, a month had passed. Then I read about PayTM FasTag and placed an order on 2nd November. Next day I was asked to upload my RC which I did. Somehow that didn't work so I was asked to send a mail to them with RC copy. After that it started showing as active in next 3 days and today it was delivered to me. Overall a better experience. Now I need to do testing. |
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Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() Anyone tried to reassign a tag from one car to another (say after an exchange)? What is the process? |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Bangalore
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![]() I think that Paytm is course correcting with respect to customer satisfaction. I plan to test the new tag next week. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() I wasn't sure if there is a fast tag lane for the Bangalore airport road. I had a drop at the airport and on the return saw the fast tag lane and took it. There was a security who was manning the lane and when he saw me approaching, he removed the barricade and that's about it. No boom, no green light, no SMS for the toll. I was sure being a huge toll, it will be deducted sooner or later. Still no SMS. Looks like the minority vehicles with fast tag are being let off. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() I think the authorities must change the name to SlowTag. I travel frequently on the highways and FasTag has been a boon many times. Lately however, many toll operators have started allowing non tag vehicles into the lanes thereby defeating the whole purpose of FasTag. I can accept this at toll booth with just 2 lanes (e.g. Lonavala exit on the Mum-Pune Eway), but what about 10+ laned toll booths? This issue is majorly prevalent in Maharashtra. Few weeks back the FasTag lanes at Kini were blocked citing some lame excuses. Experienced this first hand for the umpteenth time at Mumbai Pune Expressway and at Khed-Shivapur Plazas today. In states of Karnataka, Gujarat and Rajasthan, and others, these lanes are segregated and a man is kept at the entrance who checks the tags before allowing inside. With the government now asking all new vehicles to come with FasTags from 1st December, I wonder how this is going to help. Technically, the operator can collect 2X toll from vehicles that enter this lane, but it is not implemented. Here are the couple I managed to get at captured in my dash cam. Agreed the wait is not much, but I can only imagine what it must be during peak hours. Last edited by blackwasp : 19th November 2017 at 18:58. |
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BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Pune
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I shall share links to your video on social media. On another note my fastag never gets read on MPEW. I have to scan it using the handheld gun from the inside to make it work. What tag are u using? And where have you pasted it? I am okay to exhaust the balance on my axis tag and just move to some other tag. It's too much of a hassle to stop scan manually and then move ahead. Last edited by mobike008 : 20th November 2017 at 22:14. Reason: Please avoid quoting emoticons, videos and pictures when responding. Thanks! | |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Ordered FastTag from PayTM on the 12th, uploaded vehicle details on the 14th, card was activated on the 17th, shipped on 18th and I received it today, looked up status on PayTm, showed up as Active with a balance of 150Rs. Stuck it behind the IRVM, hopefully works fine without any issues. Pretty good experience! |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Equitas Upate :- There are two place holders in Equitas. 1. Wallet Balance 2. Tag Balance Wallet Balance This is the place where your money gets deposited once you perform a recharge of the Equitas Tag. You can have it as Zero balance (for example by moving all the amount to the Tag Balance). Tag Balance This is the balance which gets deducted while one crosses the Fastag enabled tolls. Minimum balance to be kept here is INR 100. If at anytime balance goes below 100 (e.g after toll charges) Equitas FastTag automatically gets into Deactivated status. One has to call the customer care after transferring money into the Tag balance for reactivation. |
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