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E-Toll scanners on the N12 near Southgate Mall. Picture: Timothy Bernard
The SA National Roads Agency Limited remained silent on Monday on questions about the terms and conditions for motorists registering for e-tolling.
Last week, consumer commissioner Mamodupi Mohlala reportedly found the terms “excessively one-sided in favour of the supplier and, as such, not in line with the spirit of the Consumer Protection Act”.
She said a clause in the conditions which allowed Sanral to obtain information from any institution concerning applicants where they had an account, was a gross violation of consumer's right to privacy.
“There should be some restriction to the kind of information that a service provider may have access to as long as it relates to the nature of the account or to the core busineness.
ANTI-TOLL PETITIONS
In January, Sanral announced that e-tolling, which was meant to begin this month, had been put on hold to address public concerns and petitions sent to minister of transport Sbusiso Ndebele.
Anti-toll petitions were submitted by the Democratic Alliance, the Congress of SA Trade Unions and the SA National Civics Organisation.
The announcement of the e-tolling system was met with wide criticism and outrage when it proposed that light motor vehicles with e-tag accounts would pay R0.49/km to use the toll roads, minibus taxi drivers R0.16/km and motorcyclists R0.30/km. Vehicles without an e-tag account would be charged R0.66/km.
The Cabinet later approved reduced toll tariffs for the Gauteng highway tolling system.
LEGAL ACTION
E-toll account registration started in November with registered users depositing R50 into their accounts to create an initial balance.
Cosatu urged motorists not to buy- e-tags. It said if the tolls were not scrapped, Cosatu would encourage motorists to drive through the tolls without paying.
Meanwhile, a number of organisations were reportedly planning to take legal action against Sanral in an attempt to stop e-tolling on Gauteng's freeways.
The Road Freight Association said a group of industry players would take legal action against Sanral and that the legal documentation would be finalised within a few weeks. - Sapa
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Jakes, wrote
The Gecko, wrote
I will not register because there is no law forcing me to do so. I will drive on the Gauteng Freeways, because my constitutional right to freedom of movement entitles me to do so - it is a public road, after all. Its as simple as that.
Gov't vehicles, wrote
Apparantly the figures being used for brain washing are all related to GOV'T VEHICLES registered? (The 200 000 - odd registrations)
Mike, wrote
With all the tax paid on each litre of petrol, there should be no tolls anywhere. The ANC cannot manage anything. The money just vanishes in a botomless pit.....
No Toll @ GP, wrote
There are many other organisations also willing to resist sanrals' draconic and unlawful system, including the AA (you can purchase bumper stickers for R10, the proceeds of which will go to the costs of a legal challenge), car rental companies etc..Please do not register for an e-tag and let's fight this together.
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