FASTag may be made mandatory for buying third-party insurance from April

Come April 1, car owners might not be able to obtain a third-party insurance cover if they do not have FASTags for their cars. 

Though the proposal is still in the works, a release issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has sought to amend Form 51 (certificate of insurance) for capturing the details of FASTag ID. The draft notification has been sent to various stakeholders for feedback.

The ministry also proposes to make FASTags mandatory for vehicles sold before December 2017. FASTag was made mandatory since December 2017 for registration of new four-wheeled vehicles. It was also made mandatory