Use of old notes discontinued for fuel, air tickets; toll plaza charge applicable from today

The deadline for using old Rs 500 notes at petrol pumps and for buying airline tickets at airports expired on Friday. However, old notes will be allowed at toll plazas. Toll plaza charges will also be applicable from Saturday.

From December 3, fuel purchase, airline ticket booking at airport counters and highway toll payment would be allowed only in lower denomination currency or the new 500 and 2,000 rupee notes.

With effect from December 3, 2016, old Rs 500 notes cannot be used for purchase of petrol, diesel and gas at the stations operating under authorisation of public sector oil marketing companies and for buying airline tickets at airport counters, a government notification said.

Also, the old note will continue to be accepted for the other utility bill payments as well as at railway ticketing counters and counters of government or public sector undertaking buses for purchase of bus tickets till December 15.