If the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act, signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa last week, goes into operation, it will cost those without e-tags R1,000 to travel between Joburg and Pretoria.
This is because there is a fine of R250 per gantry on Gauteng’s tolled highways.
Critics believe the Aarto legislation will be used to bully non-paying motorists to toe the line.
All eyes are now on Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula’s deadline to announce the future of the contentious tolling system. The minister, who leads a task team established last month by the president, has until Saturday to unveil a viable solution to the e-toll debacle.
The announcement has become all-important against the backdrop of revelations that Aarto also appears to indicate operator class vehicle drivers would be docked a point from their licences and fined R500 for every gantry passed without paying.
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