Fastag News: According to the road ministry of road transport, if you are going to sell your old vehicles or are going to take them out in scrap, then do not leave the fastag installed in the vehicle. Leaving FASTag on can harm you. Cybercriminals can make you a victim, financial loss can also happen. Therefore, before selling the car, you should remove the sticker of FASTag.
New Delhi. If you are going to sell your old vehicle or if you are going to remove it in scrap, then do not leave Fastag installed in the vehicle. Leaving FASTag on can harm you. Along with this, cyber criminals can make you a victim, you can also suffer financial loss. According to the Ministry of Road Transport, before selling the vehicle, you should remove the sticker of FASTag.
Generally, vehicle owners do not remove the FASTag sticker when they sell the vehicle or give it to the junkyard when the vehicle is old. Vehicle owners believe that the FASTag belongs to an old vehicle and is linked to the same number, so it is no longer used. Even if they take out the FASTag, then it is of no use. So leave it in the vehicle.
According to the Ministry of Road Transport, if you are going to sell a car, then remove the sticker of FASTag, so that you can transfer the money lying in FASTag. FASTag number is mandatory for transferring money. Through this money can be transferred to your other FASTag. Apart from this, if FASTag is linked to a bank account, then money will be deducted from your account when the vehicle goes to the toll. The link of FASTag cannot be removed from the bank. Therefore, the FASTag should be removed before selling the vehicle.
Cybercriminals can miss use
Cyber expert Ritesh Bhatia says that if the vehicle is sold in junk and it has a FASTag, then it can be misused. Especially those FASTag which are linked to the bank, they contain all the details of the bank. Cybercriminals can harm you financially with the details. Therefore, the vehicle should be discarded only after removing the fastag.
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