More drivers starting to pay e-tolls

Statistics released by Minister of Transport Dipuo Peters show that e-toll collections for May and June were higher than for the preceding seven months. File picture: Ihsaan Haffejee

Statistics released by Minister of Transport Dipuo Peters show that e-toll collections for May and June were higher than for the preceding seven months. File picture: Ihsaan Haffejee

Published Aug 3, 2015

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Johannesburg - More motorists are starting to pay e-tolls under the new deal that was offered back in May.

Statistics released by Minister of Transport Dipuo Peters show that e-toll collections for May and June were higher than for the preceding seven months.

Payments for May were R76 million and June R78m. Before that, payments this year ranged from R45m (January) to R68m (March).

Year-on-year the payments remain low: in May last year, R117m was collected and June R120m.

On May 20, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a new deal on e-tolls in which “a single, reduced tariff will apply to all motorists”, which would effectively halve the price.

The updated tariffs subsequently gazetted include the hugely punitive tariffs for those who don’t pay on time; the amended regulation allowing this doesn’t appear to have been issued yet.

Ramaphosa also promised a 60 percent discount for those who have outstanding bills.

Last month, the Department of Transport issued a confusing update to the National Road Traffic Regulations, which included apparent errors.

The proposed update, open for comment until August 14, aims to allow authorities to bill motorists for outstanding e-tolls during vehicle licence renewals and also allows authorities to track defaulters’ addresses by accessing confidential credit information.

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