"BMTA" collects a fee for all types of tickets of 30 baht. People have to pay their pockets.

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According to news reports on the issue of BMTA collecting electronic ticket fees All types, 30 baht each, starting January 1, 65, the Anti-Fake News Center has checked the facts by Bangkok Mass Transit Organization (BMTA), Ministry of Transport found that the information shown above is real

Kittikarn Jomduang Jaruworapolkul, Director of the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority, revealed that according to BMTA has extended the time to cancel the fee for issuing electronic tickets in advance for general public and electronic student tickets for students to help reduce the burden of expenses for the people and encouraging continuous cashless payment of fares. From February 1 – December 31, 2021 for electronic tickets (per trip) There has never been a fee for issuing a card. From October 1, 2019, which the BMTA has been operating for a while therefore requesting to collect the fee in issuing electronic ticket in advance, general public, student ticket, electronic student and electronic tickets (Single trip) 30 baht per ticket from 1 January 2022 onwards

The service users BMTA with electronic advance ticket General people, student tickets, students, electronic students and electronic tickets (per trip) already, can still top up the card through various top-up channels such as ATMs, mobile banking to bring the card to use the bus service of BMTA as usual No need to buy a new card.

and for people to receive information from the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) can track information at the website www.bmta.co.th or call the Call Center 1348

Inspecting agency: Bangkok Mass Transit Authority Ministry of Transport