New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Aimed at enhancing efficiency, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is implementing new FASTag rules from February 17, 2025 onwards, reported jagranjosh.com.

Among the main changes in the new FASTag rules include the decline of the transaction by a FASTtag user who has been blacklisted for over 60 minutes before reaching a toll plaza and remains so for at least 10 minutes after. In this scenario, the FASTag user may have to pay double toll charges.

Also, the FASTag users will have to maintain a sufficient balance well in advance as last-minute recharges may no longer prevent payment issues.

The key developments have been brought in to streamline toll transactions and reduce fraud.

a) Blacklisted FAST...