How to buy and activate your FASTag online
What's the story
The Indian government has made it mandatory for all four-wheeler vehicles, especially those plying on highways with toll plazas, to use a FASTag.
The prepaid recharge card is pasted as a magnetic strip-enabled sticker on the vehicle's windshield.
It works using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology that enables the toll plaza's system to automatically detect and scan the FASTag, deducting money from an account linked with that sticker.
So, how to buy and activate a FASTag online? Let's see.
Electronic payments
A solution to highway toll payment
The introduction of FASTag is intended to minimize vehicular congestion at toll plazas throughout India.
This electronic mode of payment enables vehicles to pass through toll booths without halting, making highway travel more seamless.
All vehicles plying through toll plazas must have a FASTag sticker, which can be purchased online through different public and private banks in the country.
Process
Steps to purchase the FASTag
To purchase a FASTag, customers can either visit the official website or download the dedicated mobile app of their preferred bank.
Once they have purchased the FASTag, users have to download the 'My FASTag app' on their smartphones.
In this app, they have to click on 'Activate NHAI FASTag' option and select the website from where they purchased it.
They then enter a dedicated ID or scan a QR code for activation.
Final steps
Completing the activation process
After entering the dedicated ID or scanning the QR code, users have to enter their vehicle details like type and registration number.
The last step is linking a bank account or selecting a prepaid wallet from which they want to recharge their FASTag account and pay toll charges.
This way, all vehicles are equipped with FASTag stickers and can pass through toll plazas across India seamlessly.