HYDERABAD: Five days after it was implemented, only 56-60 per cent of motorists have switched to FASTag while the rest continue to use cash at toll plazas across the State. FASTag was implemented on all toll plazas on January 15.
According to officials, the adaptation rate has been low due to the relatively infrequent users of toll plazas, especially around tolls near Hyderabad. “There are several people living in Hyderabad who use the toll plazas in their vicinity once in a month or a few times a month for impromptu trips to tourist places outside Hyderabad. They are infrequent, but make up for 25-30 per cent of all toll users. It is these who are yet to fully change over to FASTag and continue to use cash, assuming they are infrequent travellers,” said K Srinivas, NHAI project director.
