FASTags to be replaced by automatic number plate readers: Nitin Gadkari

Automatic number plate reader cameras will read the number plates of the vehicles and automatically deduct the money from the owner's bank account

There might soon be no toll plazas across India's national highways. The government is working on replacing the toll plazas with automatic number plate reader cameras. These cameras will read the number plates of the vehicles and automatically deduct the money from the owner's bank account. A pilot of this is already underway, according to the union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari, as reported by Indian Express (IE).

"Now, the plan is to remove toll plazas and put cameras, which will read these number plates and toll will be deducted from the account directly. We are also