{"id":47566,"date":"2013-10-14T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T07:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=47566"},"modified":"2013-10-14T10:50:06","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T08:50:06","slug":"e-toll-non-payers-could-end-up-in-special-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/47566\/e-toll-non-payers-could-end-up-in-special-court\/","title":{"rendered":"E-toll non-payers could end up in special court"},"content":{"rendered":"

The South African Roads Agency (Sanral<\/a>) and the Justice Department were discussing the possibility of establishing special courts where e-toll non-payers could be prosecuted, Beeld reported on Monday.<\/p>\n

Justice Department spokesman Mthunzi Mhaga<\/a> reportedly said Sanral had asked for such a court.<\/p>\n

“We are still talking about what would be the best method.”<\/p>\n

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the department of justice said they “could not speculate” on whether the country’s legal system would be able to cope.<\/p>\n

Bulewa Makeke, the NPA’s head of communications, said it was the NPA’s responsibility to allow courts to apply laws that had been accepted.<\/p>\n

Sanral and former transport minister Ben Martins<\/a> had earlier acknowledged that the controversial AARTO Act would not be used to prosecute e-toll non-payers, but rather the Criminal Procedure Act.<\/p>\n

Motorists would receive fines by registered mail that could lead to a court summons.<\/p>\n

According to the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance<\/a>‘s court documents, this could be about 2.1 million summonses.<\/p>\n

Vusi Mona<\/a>, Sanral spokesman, said motorists who did not pay their toll fees would be charged under the Sanral Act.<\/p>\n

If the first debt collection process fails, a final notice will be sent and the matter will be handed over to the prosecuting authority.<\/p>\n

It would be done electronically, he said.<\/p>\n

More on e-tolls<\/h3>\n

Fight against e-tolls now up to people of Gauteng: DA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Outa\u2019s e-toll case dismissed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

What if you don\u2019t pay e-tolls?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

People want e-tolls: Transport Minister<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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