If you’re selling your car, you should most certainly be looking for ways to close your FASTag account. The new electronic toll collection system introduced by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) makes use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for allowing you to make toll payments directly from your prepaid or savings account. That means you don’t even need to roll your windows down to make the payments. Just drive it to the right spot and the machine will let you through. The FASTag can be purchased from authorised issuers or participating banks. Selling your car means the new buyer will be able to reap all the benefits of your own FASTag, which you’d certainly not want to happen. So here’s an explainer on how to close a FASTag account?
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Why is it important to cancel your FASTag?
As we just said, in case you have sold your vehicle and transferred its paperwork to another person’s name, you need to get your old FASTag deactivated/closed immediately. Otherwise, that person can exploit your FASTag and make payments that will get deducted from your account. Plus, until and unless you close your FASTag account, the new owner of your car won’t be able to register for their own FASTag account.
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How to close a FASTag account?
There are several service providers that have the authority to issue FASTags and all of them have different procedures for the deactivation or the closure of the FASTag linked account. If you’re looking for an instant method that would apply to all these service providers, you can reach out to the customer support team of your provider and raise a request. And then there is also the helpline number 1033 that has been launched by the Indian Government for addressing any complaints related to FASTag. Posted below is a chart showing the toll-free numbers along with the processes of closure or deactivation for some common FASTag providers.
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Now that you know how to close a FASTag account, go ahead and complete the process without any further delay. Remember, the new owner of your old vehicle won’t be able to register their own FASTag until you deactivate yours.
Highlights
- FASTag allows you to make toll payments directly from your account.
- Deactivating it is necessary when you sell your vehicle.
- Your FASTag could be misused if you dont deactivate it.