Fastag News: According to the National Highway Authority of India (National Highway Authority of India Highway), removal of Fastag is necessary for two reasons. There is a small chip lying in the first FASTag.
The chip in the FASTag can be damaged after the glass is broken or cracked. Although FASTag looks fine from above, but the chip will not work in toll. In such a situation, your vehicle will be considered without FASTag and the driver may also have to pay a penalty.
New Delhi. After the vehicle is damaged in a road accident, people leave the car there or park it in the nearby police station and do not remove the FASTag installed in the vehicle. This small carelessness can cause you a huge loss. In this way, the money lying in the FASTag of the vehicle cannot be withdrawn. Therefore, in these situations, vehicle owners need to take care. Know what other damage can be done by leaving FASTag installed in such a vehicle.
After a road accident, people start the formalities to claim the vehicle. Leave the car there. It does not even remove the FASTag installed in it. According to the officials of the Ministry of Road Transport, the FASTag should be removed from the vehicle after the accident, because if the vehicle is damaged then its front glass is definitely damaged. If there is no damage, then there is a crack. In such a situation, it is better to remove FASTag.
Why it is necessary to remove FASTag
According to the National Highway Authority of India, removal of FASTag is necessary for two reasons. There is a small chip lying in the first FASTag. The chip in the FASTag can be damaged after the glass is broken or cracked. Although FASTag looks fine from above, but the chip will not work in toll. In such a situation, your vehicle will be considered without FASTag and the driver may also have to pay a penalty.
It is necessary to remove the FASTag from the second damaged vehicle because if you have a balance in your FASTag and want to transfer it to another FASTag, for this the old FASTag will be necessary. Balance money can be transferred to the new FASTag from his number itself. Therefore, after an accident or from a broken front glass, the fastag must be removed.
Cybercrime can also happen
Cyber expert Ritesh Bhatia explains that throwing FASTag or leaving it anywhere can be harmful at times, especially those FASTag which are linked to the bank account. Cybercriminals can also do some fraud with such FASTag.
