New Delhi: State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a new service. The bank is now starting an SMS service to check the balance of FASTag, through which users will now be able to know the balance of FASTag in seconds. The bank gave this information in a tweet on Saturday, 9 September. The public lender tweeted that customers using SBI’s FASTag can now check their SBI FASTag balance by sending an SMS to 7208820019 from their registered number.
If you want to know the balance of FASTag installed on a vehicle, then you have to SMS FTBAL to the number 7208820019. On the other hand, if you have multiple vehicles, and want to check the balance of all FASTag, then you have to write – FTBAL <वाहन संख्या> And send it to 7208820019.
Dear SBI FASTag customers, send an SMS to 7208820019 from your registered mobile number to check your SBI FASTag balance instantly. #sbifastag #State Bank Of India #Amrit Mahotsav pic.twitter.com/mDQQgDl7Mv
— State Bank of India (@TheOfficialSBI) 10 September 2022
While sending your message, keep in mind that you have to send the message from your mobile number registered in SBI FASTag. In a few seconds you will know your FASTag balance.
What is FASTag?
FASTag is a sticker on vehicles that works with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology. It has expanded rapidly over the years to collect toll tax in India. You apply it on the windscreen of the vehicle and then the next time you pass through the toll plaza you do not need to pay cash. The machine that scans the FASTag scans your tag and the money is deducted directly from whatever account is linked to that tag.
In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR), 1989 of the Ministry of Road Transport, FASTag has been made mandatory on vehicles with effect from January 1, 2022. M and N category four wheelers or larger vehicles, which either carry passengers or carry goods, shall comply with the rules of the Ministry of Road Transport.