Pick n Pay’s vehicle licence renewal service is now available in all stores – how much it costs
Select n Pay has actually released its brand-new automobile licence disc renewal service nationally due to enormous client need. The service, which was trialled in early January, will permit consumers to restore their licence disc in over 500 Pick n Pay shops. The seller likewise…
How much money government makes from traffic fines
Statistics South Africa has published its financial census of local municipalities for the year ending June 2020, providing a general breakdown of their financial health, along with wider insights into how self-efficient they may or may not be. The stats body said that the country’s…
South Africa’s new driving laws are supposed to come into effect this week – but there are problems
The Department of Transportation has actually devoted to the phased rollout of the Administrative Adjudication of Roadway Traffic Offences (Aarto) from Thursday (1 July), however there is an absence of clearness around the brand-new system and precisely what will be executed. The Aarto will punish…
Taxis won’t follow South Africa’s new demerit system: report
The National Taxi Association (NTA) states that it will disobey South Africa’s brand-new Administrative Adjudication of Roadway Traffic Offences (Aarto), along with the intro of the nation’s brand-new demerit system. The Aarto will punish motorists and fleet operators who are guilty of traffic offenses or…
The fines and notices you will receive under South Africa’s new Aarto driving laws
The Department of Transportation just recently revealed the phased intro of the Administrative Adjudication of Roadway Traffic Offences (Aarto) guidelines, consisting of the intro of a points-based licence demerit system for traffic offenses. The first stage introduced on 1 July 2021, with the facility of…
Most of South Africa opens up under lockdown level 3 – here’s a comprehensive list
The Department of Co-operative Governance and Conventional Affairs (Cogta) has actually gazetted the adjusted lockdown level 3 policies, providing impact to the brand-new guidelines set out by president Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday night (25 July). The gazette enters into much deeper information on the changed…
South Africa’s driving demerit system has been delayed – here are the new plans and start dates
Transportation minister Fikile Mbalula has actually validated that the nation’s questionable driving demerit system will not enter into result from 1 July as initially prepared. In a media instruction on Thursday (1 July), Mbalula stated that the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act…
How South Africa’s New Demerit System Will Impact Your Car Insurance
In August 2019 Cyril Ramaphosa signed the new Aarto Act (Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences) which will enforce the new demerit system in South Africa. Many drivers have read about the new demerit system but haven’t yet realized how this act will affect their…
Renewing Car & Drivers Licences During South Africa’s Lockdown
The South African Department of Transport has published the new rules and regulations for renewing your car license during the national lockdown. The new regulations have stated that the grace period for renewing your car license and drivers’ license will be extended to 30 days….
South African Roads vs The Rest Of The World
An estimated 1.25 million people died from road injuries in 2013 and 20-50 million people sustained serious injuries that are non-fatal from road traffic incidents. These are stats according to the latest WHO report. WHO has stated the following, “Over 90% of road traffic deaths…
South African Roadblocks Exposed
It’s important to know what your rights are when it comes to roadblocks so that you aren’t taken advantage of but also to know…
Traffic Police Filling Quotas; What Can You Do?
Closer to the end of the year we always ask the question “Are traffic police fining people just to meet quota’s?” Here The Panda is going to show you when and how to object unlawful fines.