The National Highway Authority (NHA) has announced that starting February 1, 2025, vehicles without an M-Tag or those with insufficient balance paying in cash will face a 25% higher toll on motorways.
According to an official notification from the NHA Directorate of Revenue (Finance Wing), this policy is part of efforts to implement a 100% M-Tag system on all motorways. The additional toll charge will be added to the regular toll rates, with a minimum extra fee of Rs. 50.
To ensure smooth implementation, the NHA has instructed its departments to circulate the notification widely and upload it to its official website. Motorists are advised to equip their vehicles with M-Tags to avoid paying higher tolls.
Separately, last year, the Punjab government introduced stricter rules for obtaining an M-Tag, a requirement for motorway travel.
Under the revised guidelines, vehicle owners must present a valid fitness certificate with their registration book and driver’s license to obtain an M-Tag.
Forcing vehicles to pay extra is illegal . You know that
You should never force anyone to pay extra . You only make people hate you
Isn’t this ridicolous to forced buy MTag….. there are many one time motorway users, why they should pay extra..??? It’s good to have MTag for convenience from toll passage but charging extra from non mTag users extra money is equally ridicolous
Ridiculous and shows that NHA has morphed into a dacoit just to fill their kitty.. sham on you..
Toll tax is completely unjustified when they can’t make our travel safe. Govt vehicles cursing more than 140kmph, vehicles without number plates, HID and high beams, black tinted vehicles rash driving etc are common and in front of NHA authorities and no one bother to stop them.