If you are passing through National Highway or Expressway then you must have seen toll plaza. Here we have to pay toll tax, only then the vehicle can move forward. Now there is FASTag facility on every toll tax, through which you can pass through the toll plaza without standing in line. Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system deducts money from Fastag. How about if we say that you can cross the toll plaza without paying tax? According to a rule of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), you can cross the toll plaza without paying tax.
To reduce traffic at toll plazas and avoid jams, the government started Fastag. Through this you can cross the toll plaza without stopping. Every toll plaza in the country has been linked to the Fastag system. It has replaced the system of paying taxes in cash. if you have fastag If not then you have to pay more tax. Now let us see what can happen so that there is no need to pay tax.
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Toll Tax: 100 meter rule
NHAI had issued a rule two years ago, under which the line of vehicles at toll booths should not exceed 100 meters. In this way the traffic at the toll plaza is helped to pass without any hindrance. There is a yellow stripe on each toll lane to show the distance of 100 meters from the toll plaza.
Free Toll Tax: No tax to be paid
If your car is stuck in a queue more than 100 meters long, you will be allowed to drive without paying toll. According to NHAI guidelines, if you wait for more than 10 seconds, you can pass without paying tax. For any problem you can contact NHAI helpline 1033.
Toll Tax Discount: Toll Tax Discount
NHAI also gives you the facility of exemption in toll tax. If your house is near a toll plaza, then a monthly pass is required to pass through there. Toll tax pass rates vary depending on the location.
Talking about Gharaunda, Karnal toll plaza, a monthly pass of Rs 150 will be made if the house is within 10 km radius of the toll plaza. If the distance from home is up to 20 kilometers then the monthly pass will cost Rs 300.
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