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![]() I mentioned exactly the same words what @binand mentioned in old FASTag thread which is closed now. It easily saves at least 1 hour overall. -Ravi Last edited by ravib : 30th January 2017 at 13:09. | ||
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| ![]() The Fastag lane seems to be defunct over the holiday weekend. Been to Mangalore and back and on my return on all the 4 tolls from Hassan, I was diverted to the Fastag lane even though I did not have it. But the service was very quick at these tolls with no more than 5-7 minutes taken at each toll even though it was busy. |
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| ![]() Fastag experience last weekend: Onward (Saturday): Drove Bangalore-Coimbatore-Palakkad-Alathur, then took State highway route via Chelakara, Wadakkancheri to Thrissur. Sparse traffic all the way. FasTag worked at all tolls (except L&T Coimbatore bypass where it is not implemented) and dedicated lanes were manned by security guys. Return: Drove Thrissur-Mannuthy-Palakkad-Coimbatore-Sankari, then took state highway route via Konganapuram-Tharamangalam-Omalur and joined the NH 7 again to Bangalore FasTag worked at all tolls (except L&T Coimbatore bypass). However, the traffic was very heavy from Vijayamangalam (Kumarapalayam) onwards. From here, the FasTag lanes left a lot to be desired. At Kumarapalayam, Traffic was just beginning to pile up at the toll plaza and the FasTag lane was blocked as they had some system problem and the security guy asked us to take left most lane without paying cash. After seeing the crazy traffic, I took the Tharamangalam-Omalur route and this way avoided the tolls at Vaigundam and Omalur. At Thoppur it was crazy with a 1.5Km long line and took about 20 minutes to reach the FasTag lane, it was open to all vehicles. It became difficult to access the dedicated lane that wasn't dedicated any more as they allowed all traffic in. ![]() Some vehicles who had the 2 way/multiple journey toll receipts were let in through the toll plaza office complex that also had a kind of exclusive road with boom barrier. These guys then could exit just beyond the toll plaza, no such luck with FasTag though. The security guy used a handheld scanner to scan the tag and then we had to follow other vehicles in the FasTag lane and just had to let the guy at the booth know that it had been scanned manually! Even more horrible situation at Krishnagiri but spotted the jam in time to take the service road below and exit via FasTag lane in about 20 minutes. At Attibele, the dedicated FasTag lane wasn't allowing other vehicles but to reach that lane it took about 15 minutes or so. Since it was past 9pm, BETL and Hosur road were relatively free and reached home around 10:15pm. At BETL, one FasTag lane was closed and other one operational, but there was a trucker who was arguing with the toll attendants causing a 4-5 minute delay for us. Last edited by NPV : 30th January 2017 at 19:46. |
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| ![]() @NPV, i crossed Thoppur Toll plaza around 2 pm, Krishnagiri around 3 pm and Attilbelle around 3.45 pm and FASTag was working as dedicated lane. No other traffic was allowed. Seems they change the decision to allow all vehicles depending on traffic dynamically in long weekends and defeat the purpose. ![]() -Ravi |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Guys, I have been informed by the person who sold Fastag to me at Talegaon toll plaza that in case the tag reader fails to read your tag or if there is no hand-held scanner, then you can tell the toll operator your tag serial number and the appropriate amount will be deducted from your account. I have tried this on Mumbai-Pune Expressway and it worked for me. |
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Remember someone mentioning the same earlier, also I faced the same issue when I entered non ETC lane with Fastag couple of weeks back. I am hearing the option of letting know the tag serial number for the first time, have had an case where the toll operator noted down by registration number in non toll lane and said it will be debited later. Some 2.5 weeks and it is yet to happen though. | |
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| ![]() Well folks, I did a trip from Bangalore to Ulundurpet via Salem on 14-Jan and returned on 15-Jan and my next trip was Bangalore to Salem on 29-Jan with return on the same day. I noticed that although the tag was recognized in all the toll booths, I don't see the amount debited from my account. In fact, the total amount deducted for both these trips together is only around Rs.300. Looks like there is some system issue after the upgrade that the Fastag system went through. Anyone else noticing this? |
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I would not bother to give my serial number.They anyways don't care too much about small cars which they let go, its the trucks they stop if the reader is unreadable. Quote:
TAG invalid issue happens even when you enter ETC lane, has happened with me 2-3 times, where they manually enter the amount which is yet to be deducted. | ||
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Tag invalid issue did come up certain times including in the ETC lane but my observation is that it depends on speed at which you pass and distance you are able to maintain between front and rear cars. In all cases where I was shown invalid tag message on LED display, I gave my tag serial number and saw the message change to valid tag along with deducted amount and was able to pass smoothly. Quote:
![]() Although I have seen some operators checking tags at random with a handheld reader. | ||
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However, I will be visiting Devanahalli Toll Booth today and provide an update. | |
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