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Motorists using the barricade-free M-Flow system are being reminded that a fine equivalent to 10 times the unpaid toll will strictly apply to any overdue payments from Friday, as the Department of Highways plans to adopt a new deadline of seven days for late payment.

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said he expects the toll-gate payment system called M-Flow to soon attract six million user vehicles as it expands.

The Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) will add its new barrier-free toll system, the Multi-Lane Free Flow or M-Flow, to three more checkpoints on the Chalong Rat Expressway (Ramindra-At Narong), a source said on Friday.

The Highways Department has annulled the substantial fines imposed on motorists who have failed to pay tolls under the new M-Flow collection system, says Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob.

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.

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has ordered the Department of Highways to return the 10-fold fines it collected from motorists who failed to pay the new M-Flow tolls, and to delay imposing the hefty fines until March 31.

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has a plan for the Department of Highways (DOH) and the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) to improve its services using digital platforms. In November 2020, the ministry announced the implementation of a digitised toll-gate payment, known as M-Flow.

Bangkok motorists are being urged to register for M-FLOW, an automatic toll fee collection system, which will do away with toll barriers, allowing a continuous flow of traffic.