Toll Plaza Free Entry: If you take your vehicle on the highway, then along with the cost of petrol and diesel, there is also a big concern about paying toll tax. In such a situation, the toll plaza and the tax levied there can spoil the budget of your journey. But do you know that under certain special rules, common people can also get free entry at the toll?

Yes, some categories of people do not have to pay toll tax and for this, some rules and conditions have to be fulfilled. Let us know who gets this exemption and what are its rules...

What are the rules for free entry at the toll?

10-second rule:- If you have to wait for more than 10 seconds at a toll plaza, then you can go without paying a toll.

100-meter rule:- If the line of vehicles at a toll plaza is more than 100 meters, then you will not have to pay toll tax.

60-kilometer rule:- If you have paid tax on any highway or any expressway within 60 kilometers, then you do not have to pay the toll.

20 km: - If your vehicle has a Global Navigation Satellite System (GPS), then your journey of up to 20 km on some state highways and expressways can be free.

Why do you have to pay toll tax?

If a driver enters from one state to another with his three-wheeler, four-wheeler, or heavy commercial vehicle, then he has to pay a toll to use NH and the expressway. The government maintains national highways and expressways with the toll money and gets the roads constructed.

61 thousand crores earned from toll tax in the financial year 2024-2025

There are about 1063 toll plazas across the country and its number is increasing continuously with increasing vehicles. Talking about the last 5 years, more than 400 new toll plazas have been opened. According to the data available on the NHAI website, the tax revenue on national highways and expressways in the financial year 2024-2025 was more than 61 thousand crores and this number is increasing year by year.

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