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All this about Fastags being vendor specific reminds me of the original days of credit cards. Ultimately all merged into one. Same will happen here.

Even better. More reason not to get panic. :thumbs up

http://m.timesofindia.com/business/i...w/72285581.cms

Came around this article in TOI today. Fastag is going to bring about lots of positives if implemented as planned without any let-up.

Though I have read mamy BHPians complaining wrong deductions and other issues associated with it. Hope these hiccups gets sorted out for hassle free uptake!

Hello

I applied for Fastag through Kotak Bank on 23/11/2019 but didn’t receive any update apart from invoice until yesterday. Yesterday evening I called the customer care regarding no updates. After 1 hour I received the message regarding request in process and today I got the FASTag activated and it has been dispatched. clap:

Almost all banks have UPI recharge enabled for their tags since more than a year now. In fact, after UPI, I don't even log-in to their apps or portal. I have added the UPI beneficiary on all my UPI apps and merely spend 10 seconds to recharge on the go.

Yes you very much can. Although I haven't pasted the tag directly onto the windscreen, I use a transparent tape on the adhesive side and then paste the tag with another tape so it is easily removable.

Now that all lanes will be enabled for tags, one need not bother about guard manning the lane and allowing you to pass the fastag lane only after checking if you have a tag on your windscreen. This was the main reason earlier that one pastes the tag such that tag is visible to the guard to let you in.

Chances are there. There is an interesting case of a BHPians car charged thrice as he parked his car for dining at a restaurant atop the toll booth. Car was parked next to the booth!

Good luck with your Fastag experience!

While driving back from Mumbai, after the Vashi toll, I saw a few vendors with Fastag signage.
I guess these are the ones you stick & subscribe to whichever bank you want.
Take the outer most lanes of the toll, drive slowly & these guys can be found among the Coconut water vendors.

Bank neutral Fastags are available on Amazon for Rs.1 (+Rs.80 Delivery charge). Just ordered 2 for Rs.82.
Link if anyone is interested: https://amzn.to/2ryUyvu
Be warned that they keep on getting out of stock very fast.

The Fast Tag on my new Swift has the HDFC logo, does this mean I would have to activate and recharge through HDFC? Will it be possible to link PayTM or some other bank account or it will have to be HDFC only? Also how does one activate the Fast Tag? The downloaded app only has option to activate tags bought through Amazon.

If the tag has HDFC logo they can not be linked to any other gateway than HDFC. You would need to de-activate this one and buy a new one if you want to use any other gateway.

The price to be paid is far bigger. Given the fascist surveillance state we are heading into in a couple of years it will be tied to your aadhar and pan cards.
They may say no aadhar no traveling on toll roads.
Better to stop such ideas in the beginning.

Also isn’t your phone a RFID device?
They needn’t scan us.
User can simply scan their (fast tag) QR code stuck on the toll window. Pay amount automatically and continue.
But of course we won’t have so many opportunities for babus and bankers for making money with the current fast tag implementation.
Also chaos is always the point of government. It will keep people’s minds off real issues facing the country.

You cannot link it to other bank accounts. Also, none of the fastags make it a mandate to link it to the bank account to which the tag belongs to. They allow recharge through various methods - Cards (Credit or Debit), Netbanking and UPI.

So, having a specific bank's fastag doesn't mean one must have a bank account with that bank. I have ICICI bank tag since 3 years and I don't have an ICICI bank account. Hope that clears your confusion :).

I have not activated the tag, so shall I consider that I don't have to deactivate anything? Also how does one deactivate the tag anyways?

Thanks in advance.

Since you have the HDFC fastag, it will be activated/de-activated via the HDFC gateway here: https://fastag.hdfcbank.com/RetailRoadUserLogin/Index
More details here: https://v1.hdfcbank.com/htdocs/commo...in_fastag.html

How did you get the tag? With the new vehicle?

I don’t think that’s legal. The purpose of toll is to build and maintain the road.

Is a fast tag user getting less facilities that non FT users have to pay double?

I think the original land acquisition process for the roads itself had these terms.
Calculations were for vehicle weight and length based toll amounts.

I was in a similar predicament as my vehicle too came with an HDFC Bank Tag. The tag is already activated, but only carries the initial balance (Rs.200 in my case). However, to load money or access their portal requires registration.

The dealer had given me a printout with some details with the car six months ago. As the car does not travel outside city limits I did not bother earlier.

Now that the deadline is close, I thought of completing the registration process. The HDFC Bank Fastag page asked for wallet ID, but the printout received did not have it. I called the dealer (Vitesse) and they helped we with the wallet ID and I could complete the registration process (for the portal).

The portal allows for facility to load by credit card, debit card, etc. HDFC charges a convenience fee for other modes except for debit card. I could not locate the UPI option. I loaded Rs.50 to test the portal, and the amount was credited to FASTAG and a SMS was received with the balance available.

Hope this helps.