New FASTag rules come into effect today

Several new rules for FASTag will come into effect from Monday, February 17, 2025. These are for streamlining toll transactions and reducing fraud, according to circulars from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

If the FASTag is blacklisted upon reaching the toll, the toll payment won't be processed, the new rules say. Payment will also be declined if the FASTag was blacklisted at least 10 minutes before scanning. Users will now get a 70-minute grace period to rectify their FASTag status before crossing toll booths.

To avoid issues with the new FASTag rules, users have to ensure that there is sufficient balance in their FASTag wallet, check the FASTag status to ensure it is active and not blacklisted, monitor transaction times to check for delays in deduction, and also keep a tab on the FASTag status in order to prevent rejections due to inactivity.