Besides the staggering human death toll, the economic cost of fatal accidents is estimated at R147bn, President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed at an October Transport Month in 2019
Cape Business News
May 6, 2021
South Africaâs updated driving laws are coming 1 July â but there are issues
Source: BusinessTech
The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) says it is considering a number of options for the rollout of the Aarto Amendment Act and the new demerit system from 1 July 2021.
In its annual performance plan for 2021/2022, the agency said that this will include a possible delay of the points demerit system, as well as a potentially staggered provincial rollout.
The Aarto will penalise drivers and fleet operators who are guilty of traffic offences or infringements by imposing demerit points that could lead to the suspension or cancellation of licences, professional driving permits or operator cards.
They’re lying to you about e-tolls
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Critics have accused the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) of using fear tactics to get motorists to pay their outstanding e-toll bills.
This comes after
weekend reports which highlighted claims by Sanral that it will now block car licence renewals for motorists who don’t pay for the controversial tolling scheme.
Howard Dembovsky, chairperson of Justice Project South Africa, said that this threat is not new.
Sanral has threatened to withhold licences since the onset of the e-tolling, he said, and that
this is not a new amendment as has been claimed.
Sanral says it will block your car licence renewals if you don’t pay e-tolls: report
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As government continues to drag its feet on providing a “solution” to the failed Gauteng e-tolling system, roads agency Sanral is gearing up for a new legal framework which could see motorists fined, or having licence renewals blocked if they don’t pay their outstanding fees.
The City Press reports that new warnings from Sanral have started appearing online, including a warning that vehicle licence renewals will be blocked if a driver has not paid their e-tolls, the paper said.
A Sanral spokesperson reportedly confirmed that the warnings were live, but could not say whether the changes were in effect.