New Delhi: India’s toll payment system is entering a new phase of enforcement, with the government’s mandatory Know Your Vehicle (KYV) verification process for all FASTag users. The KYV is not new ; it was rolled out as a mandatory process, beginning Oct 31, 2024. It’s just that the banks were not enforcing it. The requirement applies to both existing and new FASTags and aims to ensure that each tag is correctly linked to the vehicle it is being used on.

FASTag usage has crossed 8 crore users across highways, but the rise in misuse has prompted stricter compliance. Officials have reported cases where tags issued for smaller vehicles were being used on commercial trucks to evade higher toll charges. There have also been instances where people kept tags loose in their wallets instead of

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