Gauteng motorists have until Wednesday (6 January) to make public comments about a new government plan to fine motorists who are boycotting the e-toll system.<\/p>\n
The government aims to amend the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act to include e-toll infringements.<\/p>\n
According to Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa), the purpose of the change is to accommodate the inclusion of outstanding e-toll bills into the normal traffic fine and violations process.<\/p>\n
In addition, the authorities seek to have these notices served via ordinary mail, e-mail, or SMS.<\/p>\n
The Department of Transport published the Gazette on 7 December 2015, which requests comment from the public before 6 January 2016.<\/p>\n
Outa said that as of 12:45pm on 4 January, there have been 57,843 comments from the public on the new legislation classifying the non-payment of e-tolls as a fineable traffic offence.<\/p>\n
This is up from 19,200 comments on 30 December 2015, as people return from holiday and head back to work.<\/p>\n
The e-toll system has been wideley rejected by the public since it’s launch in December 2013, to point of near collapse, according to numerous reports.<\/p>\n
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