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| ![]() What would be the process to migrate FASTag from ICICI to Paytm? PayTM fastag is much more convenient to manage the balance. |
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However, if you read through the thread, you will find that none of the tag providers are doing a six sigma job ![]() | |
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With ICICI you can now find out the tag balance by sending a SMS or giving a missed call (see my previous post on this thread or the opening post where it has been appended). You can also charge the tag using UPI without having to login to the ICICI fastag portal (look for earlier posts I think Hemanth.Anand and others had posted how to). | ||
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Infractions: 0/1 (10) | ![]() All Toll Lanes To Get FASTags Over Next Four Months: Nitin Gadkari Quote:
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I don't see much merit in FasTag in its current form where lorries go forth and back on the FasTag lane, to have the tag detected. That is not the way it is supposed to work. People should be able to drive through WITHOUT stopping. Until then FasTag is just a replacement for change, nothing more, nothing less. First ensure the ecosystem is in place and working properly. When people see merit in it, they will start using it on their own, without compulsion. Last edited by GTO : 8th September 2018 at 09:00. Reason: quoted post edited | |
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Recently I have done a trip on Bangalore-Pune highway. Fastag implementation has been horrible. At some toll booths all lanes are fastag enabled, but closed the earlier dedicated fastag lane. Vehicles with tags are forced to wait behind the guys who pay cash. These smart guys defeated the whole purpose of fastag. For god's sake they should have separate fastag and cash lanes. Just installing RFID scanners at all lanes doesn't solve the issue, they should implement with some common sense ![]() | |
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| ![]() I also feel there is no incentive for the toll-operating employees (as distinct from the toll-operating companies) to make Fastag work smoother. In fact, there is a perverse incentive not to make it work because their jobs are directly on the line. So I think this whole problem will remain unless the government thinks from an incentive angle. |
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| ![]() Recent experience at Devanahalli (Hyderabad side) toll - morning drive towards Devanahalli and return same day: -Onwards, stuck to the right most Fastag lane, booth was manned by an attendant and he came out with a handheld scanner and pressed some keys on it (but did not even point it towards the tag), then he waved us on. Few minutes later I received a SMS for Rs.85 being deducted. -Return, stuck to right most Fastag lane. This one has 2 boom barriers, both were open and the lights near them were green even before we entered. There was a security guard with a plastic cone to block the lane, he moved the cone once I pointed towards the tag on the windshield. This booth wasn't manned and just had to drive right through. No SMS yet, I'm still not sure how this toll works for Fastag when the barriers are kept open like this time. |
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Usually the return side was well organised for Fastag, since it had a spillover lane in case the balance was low or tag was blacklisted. I guess the boom barrier was not functioning hence they opened it up permanently. It has happened to me in Hoskote toll booth in the mornings when there is quite a few vehicles in line for Fastag and then they would have opened the gates permanently. However, I was charged all the times except once. Their assumption is that if you have a tag then you would be having balance, since if you dont, the tag will get blacklisted and wont work until you recharge it and the pending dues are compensated for. |
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This time I wasn't too slow so wondering which reader scanned the tag since previous experience was a struggle even with very low speed. It's these inconsistent experiences that made me wonder how it works ![]() Last edited by NPV : 9th September 2018 at 12:34. | ||
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As it is, the airport toll is never a reliable one. Both my cars have had free passages so many times that I recovered more than what I had paid for fastag just in this single toll booth ![]() Last edited by audioholic : 9th September 2018 at 15:03. | |
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| ![]() We did a Kochi - Pondicherry trip recently.We were so stoked that our ride had a fast-tag account and that we were going to save time at all the highway tolls.Halfway through the trip we realized that we were actually wasting more time queing up at the fast tag toll lanes.Eventually we decided to just join the shortest queue at the tolls like we always usually do despite having a fast-tag account.Some of the things that we noticed that could've already been mentioned earlier in this thread - - Vehicles with the fast-tag lane sticker but no money in the account.They get into the fast-tag lane by showing the sticker on the windshield,and conveniently pay toll cash at the booth. - VIP vehicles without tags being let into the fast-tag lane( heard they're calling for a VIP-only lane at tolls) - People still unaware of what fast-tag is ![]() - At a toll,they charged us the 2-way fees even after asking for 1-way ticket only.The SMS indicating deduction came after a good 1 hour drive from this toll. ![]() It seems that Fast-tag has yet a long way to go before it can be truly appreciated. Last edited by Jaggu : 10th September 2018 at 20:18. Reason: Excessive smilies, please limit to 2 per post. Thanks. |
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| ![]() Last one month, I had couple of trips on NH. One Bangalore-Hospet, Mantralaya-Bangalore and last on Bangalore-Tiruttani-Bangalore. Except Bangalore-Chitraduraga, almost all places my FastTag worked without any issues. At every toll, I saved 3-5 minutes, best was at krishnagiri toll both towards Bangalore, easily saved 15 minutes. Between Bangalore-Chitradurga, not even RFID readers able to read my FastTag reader, and at every toll someone has to come near to car windshield with scanner. It was first trip with new FastTag reader. I would strongly recommend FastTag, based on my last 2-3 years of experience. Completely agree with @longhorn that "There is no reason to force people to lock up 300 bucks on a FastTag unless they use tolled roads regularly. For vehicles that spend 90% of their life within the city, its an absolute waste of money" Just like most of the western countries, there should be option to pay the toll, within end of next day once one crosses the toll. Track the vehicles with RFID, not nameplate. Last edited by manjubp : 10th September 2018 at 16:52. |
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How can you ask for 1-way or 2-way ticket with FasTag? FasTag automatically debits you for a 1-way ticket during an outbound trip and automatically debits only the balance on the return trip making it a 2-way ticket. | |
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