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M-Flow fines have motorists boiling

M-Flow fines have motorists boiling

Only 2 days to pay tolls or 10x penalty

The Expressway Authority of Thailand advises on the M-Flow system in the picture on its Facebook page recently.

A consumer rights watchdog has urged the government to review the hefty fines imposed on motorists who fail to pay a toll in the new M-Flow toll collection system.

Many motorists were not aware they were subject to paying a fine 10 times the actual amount of the toll if they failed to pay within two days.

“It’s a ridiculously short deadline,” said Naruemon Mekborisut, a deputy director at consumer rights protection group Foundation for Consumers.

It appears the 10-fold fine follows the standard of legal punishment against defaulters of general debts, she said on…

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