Civil society group Afriforum has announced legal action against the requirement to renew driving license cards every five years in South Africa.
The group said that it plans to have the issue heard in court and has requested members of the public to contact the organisation if they have recently been punished or fined because of the Department of Transport’s failures because they have been driving without a renewed driving licence card.
“We know that more than 40,000 fines were issued in May alone to motorists who drove vehicles without valid driving license cards. The report, which was due at the end of April, would focus on how extending licences to 10 years could impact safety and revenue, he said. Groups like the Automobile Association and the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse have for years urged the government to extend the validity period of driving licences from five to 10 years as a way of dealing more effectively with renewals.
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