India ends cash payments at toll plazas from April 10
Fleet managers and drivers must use FASTag or pay 1.25× toll via UPI
Change
India discontinued cash transactions at national toll plazas effective April 10, requiring electronic payments and charging vehicles without FASTag (radio-frequency identification toll tag) 1.25× the standard toll via Unified Payments Interface (UPI); authorities may deny entry or remove non-paying vehicles under Rule 14 and levy double charges if dues remain unpaid after three days.
Why it matters
Cash will no longer serve as a fallback at toll booths, removing the option to settle on the spot and increasing automated enforcement. Entities that relied on identity-card-based exemptions must convert to Exempted FASTags or FASTag-based annual passes to preserve exemption status, or face standard tolling and enforcement actions.
Implications
- — Fleet managers at freight and passenger transport companies must ensure every vehicle has a valid FASTag or an enabled UPI payment method immediately — otherwise each trip will incur 1.25× tolls and vehicles risk denied entry or removal under Rule 14.
- — Government department fleet administrators and entities eligible for identity-card-based exemptions must obtain Exempted FASTags or FASTag-based annual passes now — otherwise their vehicles will lose exemptions and be charged standard tolls and face plaza enforcement.
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