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The NHAI gave the clarrification as a reply to an RTI query posed by KPCC secretary Shaju Kodankathu.
The government may bring in either a GPS-based system or an automated number plate method for toll collection.
Payments can be made through FASTag as well as cash at the hybrid lanes, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways clarified.
All you have to do is to drive up to the petrol pump with the tag visibly put up on your vehicle.
More cash payment lanes will be added in 65 toll plazas across the country for next 30 days to ensure smooth traffic
FASTag roll out, which was actually scheduled for December 25, was extended by a month due to shortage of tags.
The government earlier had announced rollout of mandatory FASTag from December 1, which was later extended to December 15, 2019 and then again to January 15, 2020.
To pass through FASTag only lanes, car owners have to affix a prepaid card (FASTag), just like a Sim card, on their vehicle's windscreens.
FASTag is a prepaid tag which enables automatic deduction of toll charges. A sticker affixed on the windscreen of the vehicle deducts the toll automatically from your FASTag account, using Radio Frequency Identification Technology or RFID.
FASTag is a prepaid tag which enables automatic deduction of toll charges.