{"id":71575,"date":"2025-11-01T14:22:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T08:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=71575"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:27:12","slug":"know-your-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/know-your-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Know Your Vehicle Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has simplified the Know Your Vehicle (KYV) process for FASTag users.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Know Your Vehicle<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a system where all <\/span><b>FASTag users submit images of their vehicle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>registration certificate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to verify that the tag is linked to the correct vehicle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Purpose:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was implemented in 2024, in an <\/span><b>attempt to prevent the leakages<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the FASTag system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The whole process has to be <\/span><b>repeated every three years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to ensure no misuse.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an initiative of the <\/span><b>National Highways Authority of India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (NHAI), KYV was notified by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Know Your Vehicle<\/b> <b>Ensures<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>&#8216;One Vehicle One FASTag&#8217; rule:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> KYV supports the idea that each vehicle should have its own valid FASTag account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Preventing fraud or misuse:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> verifying images and documents helps reduce fake tags, mis-linked vehicles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Ensuring smooth toll travel:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> without a verified KYV your FASTag may be blocked or flagged, causing delays and extra costs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is FASTag?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a device that employs <\/span><b>Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for making toll payments directly while the vehicle is in motion.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a tag used for making toll payments directly from the customers linked <\/span><b>prepaid or savings\/current account.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>also vehicle specific<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and once it is affixed to a vehicle, it cannot be transferred to another vehicle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FASTag can be purchased from any of the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) Member Banks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-economics\/nhai-simplifies-know-your-vehicle-kyv-fastag-faq-10337676\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Know Your Vehicle is a system where all FASTag users submit images of their vehicle and registration certificate to verify that the tag is linked to the correct vehicle. 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