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If you just bought a FASTag Annual Pass for ₹3,000, hoping for free-flowing travel for a year or 200 trips—make sure you know where it actually works. Many new buyers are shocked to learn the pass isn’t accepted everywhere in UP.
FASTag Annual Pass: Where It Works-and Doesn’t
From August 15, the FASTag Annual Pass went live nationwide for all non-commercial vehicles (private cars, jeeps, and vans). For ₹3,000, you get one year—or 200 trips—of credit. In just the first few hours, over 1.2 lakh users bought the pass, racking up more than 1.24 lakh transactions.
But here’s the catch: Four major expressways in Uttar Pradesh do not accept the FASTag Annual Pass.
UP Expressways Where the Pass Is NOT Valid:
Yamuna Expressway
Purvanchal Expressway
Bundelkhand Expressway
Agra-Lucknow Expressway
Why? These expressways fall under the state government (they’re state highways), while the FASTag Annual Pass is valid only on national highways managed by the central government. So when you travel on these four roads, your toll is deducted from your regular FASTag balance—not the annual pass.
How Your FASTag Account Works Now
After activating the ₹3,000 annual pass:
Two wallets in your FASTag: Annual Pass and Regular FASTag
On national highways: Toll is deducted from the annual pass account
On state highways (including the four in UP): Toll comes from your regular FASTag wallet
So, even with an annual pass, you still need funds in your regular FASTag for these state highways.
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