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Private car owners may only get the option of buying an annual or lifetime pass which will allow their vehicle to move through toll booths on national
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If you Absolutely Love Road Trips but Incessant Toll Booths and Periodic Fastag Recharge Chores are a Dampner, The Indian Government May Have An Easier and Economical Option for you. A proposal to offer annual and lifetime (15 years) Fastag to Ownes of Private Vehicles is Being Considered and this has the potential to not just just increasing the toll collection amountes National highways and expressways in the country.
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It has been proposed that a private vehicle owner be given to purchase an annual pass for 3,000 or even opt for a lifetime pass that would be valid for 15 years for an upfront payment for 30,000. Eather of these, howyver, will be valid for only one vehicle of which the registration number is assigned to the tag. These passes will likely be attached to the fastag network.
What are the potential benefits?
Is such passes are officially issuesd, it would have numerous benefits – bot for private vehicle owners as well as the government. At present, toll collection is more streamLined than it was in the pre-fastag era but niggling issues remain. Often, Lack of Balance in a Fastag causes delays and disrupts. There have also also been rare allegations of abrupt deductions from the fastag account. Annual or lifetime pass could ensure more transparency while further smothening the flow of traffic through toll booths.
It could also be far more cheaper for owners of private vehicles who frequently take to highways. On an estimated average, the toll a car owner has to drive from delhi to shimla isla is 400. This working out to be 800 for a return journey. Similarly, a return journey between delhi and jaipur using national highway 21 is ar 800. Annual Pass will allow unlimited passage through all tolls on national highways and expressways, bringing this cost down through a 12-month window.
The government is also likely to see an uptick in toll collection amount as the process gets more simplified and there may be encouragement to people atarge to drives to drives more frequent.
Who should not get an annual pass?
If you are someone who does not do frequent highway journey, the existing fastag system – wherein recharge are done on a need -to -drive basis – Oldt to be more practical. This essentially means unless you do a plus-1,000 Kilometer Drive Every Second Month, It May Not Make Much Much Sense for your wallet to opt for eather an annual or lifetime pass.
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First Published Date: 06 Feb 2025, 14:27 pm IST
