India charges up to 4× toll for vehicles over 40% overloaded
Fleet operators must pay up to 4× tolls for trucks overloaded above 40%
Change
India notified the National Highways Fee Rules effective April 15, 2026, requiring overload fees collected via FASTag (electronic toll collection system) that impose no charge up to 10% excess, 2× the base rate for 10–40% excess and 4× the base rate for over 40% excess of permissible Gross Vehicle Weight.
Why it matters
Overload fees will be applied automatically at toll plazas equipped with certified weight-measurement devices, converting excess-load incidents into immediate payable charges. Overload events will be recorded in the National Vehicle Register (VAHAN), producing a persistent compliance record for vehicle owners and operators.
Implications
- — Fleet owners and heavy-freight operators — must ensure loads comply with permissible Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) and hold a valid FASTag (electronic toll collection system) by April 15, 2026 — trucks overloaded >40% will be billed 4× the base toll and 10–40% overloads 2× the base toll at plazas with certified weighment devices.
- — Toll plaza operators and National Highways concessionaires — must install certified weight-measurement devices and enable FASTag-based overload billing by April 15, 2026 — plazas without certified weighment cannot levy the new overload charges.
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