The rules related to fastag are about to change in the next few days, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation has recently informed that Fastag only system is being implemented in all toll plazas in Mumbai since 1 April 2025. The main objective behind this step is to streamline toll payments and reduce the traffic congestion at the toll booth.
Changes in digital toll payment system are expected to accelerate the toll transaction process. Note that those people who pass through fastg toll plaza will have to pay double the toll amount. Will be able to pay double toll through cash, credit/debit card or UPI.
According to media reports, this rule is not applicable to school bus, light motor vehicle and state transport buses. All these vehicles are exempted from fastag at five major places entering Mumbai, including toll plazas of Mulund West, Mulund East, Aeroli, Dahisar and Vashi. Note that the fastag system will be strictly implemented on major highways like Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Old Mumbai-Pune Highway and Mumbai-Nagpur Samriddhi Expressway.
Fastag can be purchased through Paytm, Amazon, or any banking app or website. After buying a fastag, you will be able to easily recharge your fastag through any payment app including phone, Google Pay, Amazon Pay.
Before using the fastag, you should also know that if your fastag is blacklist for some reason and if you also recharge the fastag, then your status update in your fastag takes some time.
If there is no status update, the payment may not be cut and double toll from the fastag, so if your fastag is blacklist, then recharge the fastag before leaving the house so that the status will be updated till the toll reaches and you can avoid giving double toll.
