Best banks for fasttag and their charge .How and where to buy and activate your FASTag.FASTags certified banks customer care numbers.

A FASTag is essentially a tag that you attach to the windshield of your car, from the inside. This is Radio-frequency Identification (RFID) enabled and is linked with the registration details of your vehicle. As you drive though any toll plaza, there will be dedicated lanes that have FASTag readers installed overhead—and as your vehicle passes underneath them, the RFID code is detected, read, the necessary amount deducted from the prepaid balance and your journey through the toll plaza is authenticated. All without you having to stop, interact with a human being at a toll plaza or having to pay cash. According to the National Highways Fee as per Rules, there are lanes at toll plazas reserved exclusively for FASTag users. The process is so quick, you don’t even need to stop.

How to buy and activate your FASTag

FASTags are issued by 22 certified banks through various channels such as Point-of-Sale (POS) at National Highway toll plazas and select bank branches. They are also available on e-commerce platform.

Detailed list of certified banks providing FASTags and their customer care numbers.

Most popular banks fasttag and their charge

HDFC Bank - Rs 400: Rs 100 is the issuance fee. Rs 200 is a security deposit that can be refunded and the remaining Rs 200 is deducted as the first recharge amount.

Paytm - Paytm has waived off the Rs 100 FASTag price from the total sum. However, you will still have to pay Rs 400 of which Rs 250 is refundable and minimum card balance is Rs 150. It is also offering a movie ticket discount worth Rs 150 if you purchase a FASTag which brings the total cost even lower to Rs 250.

ICICI Bank - Rs 500: The most expensive deal on this list. This amount includes the Rs 99 issuance fees with Rs 200 refundable deposit and Rs 200 recharge amount.

SBI Bank- Rs 400 : This includes Rs 100 as issuance fee, Rs 200 as security deposit with a minimum balance of Rs 100.

The above charges and pricing are only for private cars while commercial vehicles, buses, and trucks have different pricing for FASTags.

How to recharge your FASTag

If the FASTag is already linked with your bank account, then there is no need to load money separately in a prepaid wallet. You only need to ensure that your FASTag-linked bank account has sufficient balance to allow for toll payments. However, if you have linked the FASTag to a prepaid wallet (NHAI prepaid wallet), then it can be recharged through various channels such as payment through UPI/debit card/ credit card/ NEFT/ Net Banking .and also introduce on Bhim and other apps such as Amazon.

maximum balance limits

For limited KYC FASTag account holder: This type of FASTag cannot have more than Rs 20,000 in their FASTag prepaid wallet. The monthly reload limit is also capped at Rs 20000.

For full KYC FASTag account holder: This type of FASTag account cannot have more than Rs 1 lakh in their FASTag prepaid wallet.