The implementation of e-tolls in Gauteng has led to burdens on other spheres of government, the Democratic Alliance said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
“The people who are avoiding the tolls are putting more strain on other spheres of government,” Neil Campbell of the DA told the E-tolls Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n
“More traffic on by-roads is causing pollution in suburbs.” Campbell said municipalities were being burdened with having to fix roads damaged due to unsuitable vehicles using them to avoid e-tolls.<\/p>\n
The poor were also affected by e-tolls in their everyday life, because e-tolls had pushed up food prices as businesses passed on the costs to consumers.<\/p>\n
Campbell also raised concerns about the flaws and discrepancies associated with the Electronic National Administration Traffic Information System (eNaTIS) and the SA National Roads Agency Limited’s collection methods.<\/p>\n
He said licence plates in the province had been cloned and nothing was being done to remedy or tackle the issue as people received invoices for travels they knew nothing about.<\/p>\n
“The system is corrupt. People who have never been on the roads are getting invoices. There was research that showed 10% of licence plates were cloned,” he said.<\/p>\n
E-tolls not a decision for transport minister: Outa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n ANC officially against e-tolls in Gauteng<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n