Motorists will in the near future pay their traffic fines with their credit cards under a land traffic bill which has been approved by the National Legislative Assembly.
The bill which is expected to come into force in 60 days after its publication in the Royal Gazette will open a new channel through which motorists who receive traffic tickets can pay fines with their credit cards or in cash through other payment service centres.
An NLA panel considering this bill has recommended that the fee to be charged by banks for the use of credit cards to pay traffic fines should not exceed 3 percent per ticket and, in case, the fine is paid in cash at elsewhere which is not the police station, the fine should be at most 20 baht per ticket.
The panel also suggested, besides commercial banks, other agencies should also be given an opportunity to provide the service for traffic fine payments.
