The SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has twisted the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Sacci) stance on e-tolling, the organisation said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Sacci CEO Neren Rau said it wished to clarify its position on e-tolls.<\/p>\n
“Sacci remains opposed to e-tolls because of the high collection costs and the overall burden the tolls will have on the economy,” he said in a statement.<\/p>\n
“However, Sacci will advise its members to abide by the law if the e-toll law is implemented on December 3 because of the high cost of non-compliance.”<\/p>\n
Rau said the organisation had been in talks with the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) on e-tolling, and that their concerns had been shared with the government.<\/p>\n
Sanral spokesman Vusi Mona said on Tuesday that the company welcomed Sacci’s support for e-tolling.<\/p>\n
“Big business is a vital part of the economy of not only this province, but of the country. It is therefore a significant endorsement to have its [Sacci’s] backing,” Mona said.<\/p>\n
Sanral said it offered a number of e-tolling services to businesses, including bulk registration, and fleet registration.<\/p>\n
The bulk registration service offered groups of people (in excess of 50) tolling registration at a venue of their choice.<\/p>\n
The fleet registration service was offered to companies with fleets of vehicles.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Sapa, Sanral said it could not yet provide the exact number of e-tags sold.<\/p>\n
“We have not collated our figures. We should have them by the end of the week,” Sanral spokesman Vusi Mona said.<\/p>\n
He was responding to Sapa’s inquiries about the number of e-tags sold to individuals, to government departments, and to companies.<\/p>\n
“However, from anecdotal evidence, the number of people visiting our stores for registration is increasing,” he said.<\/p>\n
Last week, Transport Minister Dipuo Peters announced that e-tolling in Gauteng would begin on December 3.<\/p>\n
Several organisations, trade unions, and political parties said they were disappointed by the move.<\/p>\n
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