AARTO Amendment Act

[Phillip Coetser]

Hi all.....AARTO Amendment Act, what is this new law all about...…and I quote the following: Implementation now awaits the law being gazetted with a commencement date.

The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) is a measure to tackle South Africa’s high rate of road accidents and fatalities by way of a demerit system.
The Act sets up a demerit system for drivers, who lose points for traffic offences, which may result in the loss of a driving licence.

OUTA and the AA is concerned that the new Act will be used to force Gauteng motorists to pay e-tolls, by making it an offence to ignore road signs which could include those listing e-toll charges.…..https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa ... will-lose/

OUTA called for the Bill to be amended, due to concerns that it would not improve road safety, it is logistically cumbersome to the point of being potentially unconstitutional, and paves the way for corruption. The final version of the law does not take into consideration OUTA’s concerns.
So, by the looks of it, the new AARTO Amendment Acts, main objective is to force Gauteng drivers to pay EToll or stand a chance of losing their drivers licences.
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