Link your FASTag to a prepaid card, not a savings or current account

Since FASTag is mandatory, it's better to understand its risks; linking it to your savings will lead to balance being deducted from your bank account

America has it, China has it, Australia has it, and even Thailand has it. And, from December 1, India, too, will join the list of 40-plus countries that have an electronic toll-collection system.

The toll-collection system based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card technology is named FASTag.

Shailendra Singh, head, digital banking, Bank of Baroda, said, “It is a reloadable electronic toll-collection card that you have to paste on your car’s windscreen. You then don’t need to stop for toll payment, so it eases movement of vehicles.”

The government is so serious about FASTag that individuals not using it will