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However, what confirmed that things were fine is when I soon received a text message that 55 INR was deducted ![]() | |||
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| ![]() I will be installing the FT tomorrow. As per instructions received with the FT, it needs to be installed behind the RVM. Thing is, my car has what Maruti calls a 'ceramic strip' behind the mirror AND a tint that runs right across the upper 3" of the glass from side to side. Depending on model, Maruti recommends it be installed to the left of the RVM on the passenger seat side about 10-15 cm below the trim line (top black stripe on the glass where adhesives are pasted) and ~5 cm from the edge of the RVM. Any suggestions? |
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| ![]() Quoting my reply few months before regarding the same query and I hope that helps: Quote:
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| ![]() Would suggest experimenting a bit and not committing to particular place yet, so don't remove the adhesive backing sheet till you're done with some pilot drives ![]() You can use cellophane tape for the time being and test it at some toll plazas (our highways have wonderfully unique and different layouts and styles of fastag lanes). I'd done this for our WagonR and posted the experience here (FASTag: All you need to know about procuring & using it!), you can also see a picture of the tag on the car's windshield if you navigate to the linked post from there. Last edited by NPV : 8th August 2018 at 21:34. |
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I can provide you with use cases of 8 cars that recently went on a Monsoon drive, crossing 17 odd toll booths one way, all equipped with FASTag and none of them had to reverse or face issues. In all these placement theories, we happily forget one simple fact : All cars are of different height, Trucks are even taller than cars and their windscreen is exactly perpendicular to road surface! Take for instance the Skoda Laura we had in our Convoy. The Tag on this car was placed exactly next to Driver side A-Pillar and half way from Top (Or equidistant from the roof and Dash) which is not even the suggested location and still it worked like charm ![]() ![]() Last edited by paragsachania : 8th August 2018 at 21:48. | |
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As mentioned by several folks it will work even if its out of sight, however we have to stick this in visible location so that the security guard manning Fastag lane is able to see this tag from a distance. I believe RFID used in FAStag is Gen2 which can be read from up to 12m/37ft. Hence placement of this tag becomes irrelevant other than the reason mentioned above. I have pasted Fastag on the passenger side however it worked flawlessly on our recent trip. ![]() Here is a video of Fastag being scanned by handheld device. Regards. | |
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| ![]() Adding my two bits - it works just fine (better even?) If you stick it on what you call the ceramic strip, or the frit. In my Crysta & the jazz, that is where it is and I have had no issues either with man or machine. |
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| ![]() This being the case I wonder what could be the reason for the scanners at some tolls failing to read/detect tags ? Recently faced the problem in a friend's car at the Devanahalli toll and had to finally take the adjacent lane. I remember at this toll, the scanner was placed high on a pole, so possibly it works fine with taller vehicles like trucks but fails with cars ? Last edited by NPV : 9th August 2018 at 09:02. |
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How co-incidental but I had few months back reported how a KSRTC Airavatha reversed 10 times at a toll booth near Belgaum that wasted at least 10+ minutes of my time. Quote:
Overall, as car owners, we need not break our head much in terms of placement of these tags and they work well (very well) as referred by few of them in this thread. Simply paste it so it is visible from outside and things will work without a fuss. On why it fails to work sometimes ? Placement cant be the first reason to doubt. It certainly will be something else. For instance, at Kirisave Toll booth on the Hassan highway managed by L&T, my ICICI FASTag always failed to detect till I reversed couple of times. One such drive the booth staff pointed me to the BETL Tag which I had then. I ignored his feedback but at BETL booth once, despite of balance in FASTag (and no balance in BETL tag), the barrier didn't open. I removed the BETL Tag and things became fine with both of these booths from my subsequent drives. Last edited by paragsachania : 9th August 2018 at 09:22. | ||||
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| ![]() Yesterday I had to travel to Jaipur and back from Delhi. At all toll's The FastTag worked while going and on return it worked and charged only half the toll automatically. But surprisingly the toll at Manoharpur only had two lanes for FastTag. These lanes were crowded but the other gates were hardly having any traffic when I crossed but they did not have scanners. Last edited by sudev : 9th August 2018 at 10:08. |
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Also an update on Mumbai-Pune Eway: Over the last 6 to and fro trips, only one time toll was deducted i.e. 138 instead of 138+92. At one instance no toll was deducted. ![]() Going towards Mumbai all lanes have Fastag enabled, while going towards Pune only the Talegoan Plaza has all lanes Fastag enabled. Last edited by blackwasp : 9th August 2018 at 10:22. | |
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