{"id":52325,"date":"2014-01-28T15:05:41","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T13:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=52325"},"modified":"2014-01-28T17:08:47","modified_gmt":"2014-01-28T15:08:47","slug":"santral-must-stop-lying-to-itself-outa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/52325\/santral-must-stop-lying-to-itself-outa\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanral must stop lying to itself: Outa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Opposition to urban tolling alliance (Outa<\/a>) says that road agency Sanral<\/a> can’t keep deceiving itself into believing its controversial e-tolling system is a legitimate success.<\/p>\n

The statement comes on the back of a peaceful demonstration by thousands of motorists and motorcyclists on Saturday (25 January), which the e-toll protest group described as proof that the public are fed up the e-tolling system and are “refusing to participate in the ill-conceived scheme”.<\/p>\n

Outa spokesman John Clark spoke out against comments by Sanral CEO, Nazir Alli<\/a>, touting close to a million people registering for e-tags as an indication the system is legitimate, and that other motorists should submit to and accept the system.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese comments indicate that the authorities are not seeing the warning signs of a discontented society. Such self-deception risks inviting unintended consequences,\u201d Clarke said.<\/p>\n

Outa described Sanral’s call for citizens to “respect the law and accept e-tolls” as “primitive rule by law”, rather than progressive constitutional rule of law.<\/p>\n

\u201cSanral can try carrots and sticks to force compliance, but e-tolling cannot be sustained by manipulation of emotions. Only willing consent and acceptance by the people will make the system viable,\u201d the Outa spokesman said.<\/p>\n

The group further noted a mounting number of e-toll complaints, many of which point to “clear signs of gross maladministration”, including charges for transaction from before the system was implemented on 3 December 2013.<\/p>\n

“Sanral has now acknowledged the billing fiasco as being more than \u2018teething problems\u2019 and that these are real issues,” Clarke said.<\/p>\n

“Under such circumstances, people have every right to refuse to pay until the data integrity has been satisfied.”<\/p>\n

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

E-tolls blamed for the rise in cloned plates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

E-tolls unaffected by bomb threat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sanral accused of collusion on e-tolls<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sanral says e-toll complaints valid<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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