New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Any vehicle user entering a toll plaza without a valid, functional FASTag can now opt to pay via UPI and be charged 1.25 times the applicable fee as an amendment has been rolled out to the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, the ministry of road transport & highways (MoRTH) said in a statement. It will take effect on November 15. Under the same rule, vehicles entering a fee plaza without a valid, functional FASTag are required to pay double the toll charges in cash. The ministry's statement said, "In a significant step to incentivise digital payments and eliminate cash transactions at the user fee plazas on National Highways for non-FASTag users, the Government of India has amended...