New Rabbit Card: BTS and MRT
#61
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It's all very confusing, but I think you may need a Thai national ID card to get the mangmoom card, and you can only get one card per ID #.
https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/sad...wont-work-bts/
https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/gen...t-from-june-23
#62
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I honestly just noticed this new registration requirement for the BTS Rabbit Cards, effective February 15, 2019. FWIW, I have ~ 4 cards, unregistered, and have topped all four them up since that date, so YMMV. There are large signs notifying customers of this at each service window. You can link a Line account to an existing BTS Rabbit card (registration still required) via LINE Rabbit Pay.
Starting Friday BTS ‘Rabbit Card’ holders must register their ID cards
As of Friday, all BTS Skytrain “Rabbit Card” holders are required to register their Thai identification cards or passport numbers as well as contact information with train operators.
“By law, your Rabbit Card is a form of electronic payment, and as such you are required to register your card,” reads a message on the train system operator’s website, citing the 1999 Anti-Money Laundering Act.
When asked why a 20-year-old law is only now being enforced, an employee we reached via the 24-hour Rabbit Card hotline said he had “no idea.”
https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/sta...ster-id-cards/
Starting Friday BTS ‘Rabbit Card’ holders must register their ID cards
As of Friday, all BTS Skytrain “Rabbit Card” holders are required to register their Thai identification cards or passport numbers as well as contact information with train operators.
“By law, your Rabbit Card is a form of electronic payment, and as such you are required to register your card,” reads a message on the train system operator’s website, citing the 1999 Anti-Money Laundering Act.
When asked why a 20-year-old law is only now being enforced, an employee we reached via the 24-hour Rabbit Card hotline said he had “no idea.”
https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/sta...ster-id-cards/
#63
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You can register the card online - probably easier than trying to do it in a crowded BTS station/line.
#64
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I registered three cards yesterday, train-side window at Siam, no line, took about 90 seconds per card, I handed the clerk a copy of my passport, which also included the additional details they require.
https://rabbit.co.th/en/card/
Registration of Rabbit card
Ensure the remaining value stored in your Rabbit card if the unexpected situations, such as lost or stolen of Rabbit card occurred by
Register your Rabbit card
Report lost or stolen of Rabbit card through Rabbit Hotline
Request for refund of the remaining value stored according to the terms and conditions as specified by the Company
Please contact our Rabbit Service Center at BTS Siam Station from 8.00 AM 7.00 PM daily or BTS ticket offices during working hours by presenting the following evidences and information:
Your Rabbit Card
Original of Thai citizen ID or, for foreigner, passport
Contact details e.g. telephone number or email address
For the applicant who is under 15 years old and having no Thai citizen ID, please present us the official birth certificate or household certification; or the guardian can register instead of the said applicant.
Please also see Terms and conditions
#65
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You have to register in person for verification of identy. No where on offical site says you can register online.
https://rabbit.co.th/en/uncategorize...tion-purposes/
https://rabbit.co.th/en/uncategorize...tion-purposes/
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You have to register in person for verification of identy. No where on offical site says you can register online.
https://rabbit.co.th/en/uncategorize...tion-purposes/
https://rabbit.co.th/en/uncategorize...tion-purposes/
That is my understanding as well. And you cannot register a card for a third-party, except maybe a minor or under unusual circumstances.
Other payment cards now requiring registration may be able to be registered online, like the 7-Card (7/11) but I'm not certain. The 7-Card may currently only be "registerable" with a Thai ID. YMMV.
I guess the MRT card is not required to be registered as it cannot be used as a form of payment, for services other than the MRT?
#67
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Once you register your Rabbit Card, you can link it up to Line Pay account. This way you can top off the card without going withoutgoing to a ticket office or a Rabbit office. Besides the BTS, it can be used at many vendors like McDonald’s, Tesco Lotus Express, Family Mart, Burger King, Swensen’s, Sizzler, Major Group, SF Cinema, SE-ED Book Center and many other places.
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Once you register your Rabbit Card, you can link it up to Line Pay account. This way you can top off the card without going withoutgoing to a ticket office or a Rabbit office. Besides the BTS, it can be used at many vendors like McDonalds, Tesco Lotus Express, Family Mart, Burger King, Swensens, Sizzler, Major Group, SF Cinema, SE-ED Book Center and many other places.
BTS launches fare payment via Rabbit Line Pay service
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business...ne-pay-service
How to Top Up your BTS Rabbit Card without queuing up ever again
How to Top Up your BTS Rabbit Card without queuing up ever again ? Richard Barrow in Thailand
In addition, some banks incorporate BTS (and Mangmoom) RFID/NFC technology into branded debit cards.
https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/Perso...PN-Rabbit-Card
https://kasikornbank.com/en/News/Pag...ebit_Card.aspx
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Note this comment re: linking a Rabbit card to LINE Pay, which mirrors others I've read on Thai social media:
http://www.richardbarrow.com/2019/02...comment-341348
http://www.richardbarrow.com/2019/02...comment-341348
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Might it be? Sure. But if it were, why not mention this "registration" option somewhere, anywhere?
https://rabbit.co.th/en/uncategorize...tion-purposes/
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I added value to all four of my Rabbit cards since 15 Feb. without being registered or being prompted to register.
My sense is that they have not yet set a "register-by" date, as they did with SIMs ages ago, perhaps in part to spread out the registration process. Who knows what ultimately might happen re: mandatory registration?
See Q&A #3
https://rabbit.co.th/en/uncategorize...tion-purposes/
I have seen just a few posts on Thai social media by customers who were denied top-ups until they had registered. Perhaps early on everyone was directed to register, then with the push-back, a more forgiving approach, along with public notifications, was taken.
My sense is that they have not yet set a "register-by" date, as they did with SIMs ages ago, perhaps in part to spread out the registration process. Who knows what ultimately might happen re: mandatory registration?
See Q&A #3
https://rabbit.co.th/en/uncategorize...tion-purposes/
I have seen just a few posts on Thai social media by customers who were denied top-ups until they had registered. Perhaps early on everyone was directed to register, then with the push-back, a more forgiving approach, along with public notifications, was taken.
#75
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I topped up my Rabbit card today at a busy Ekkamai station and wasn’t asked for ID. I had only got the card back in December.
My Dad bought a card the other day at Ratchadamri station and needed to show passport. He wasn’t allowed to get one for my Mum who didn’t have her passport with her. But he was able to get one later when he went back on his own with her passport!!
My Dad bought a card the other day at Ratchadamri station and needed to show passport. He wasn’t allowed to get one for my Mum who didn’t have her passport with her. But he was able to get one later when he went back on his own with her passport!!