While many adhered to the regulations, some made news headlines for violating them and getting fined in the process.
arrested male motorists who attempted to smuggle booze and two who impersonated SAPS officers. A man caught in Sandton hid boxes of booze in his car and disguised it as trash. However, after searching through the “boxes of trash”, police discovered boxes and bottles of alcohol.
Another motorist, travelling from the province to Free State, had his stash confiscated after he packed it in his luggage.ear Bekkersdal in May. Department spokesperson Ofentse Morwane said the men had been stopped for speeding when one of the officers spotted a SAPS identity in the driver's wallet. Morwane said: “According to preliminary reports, the officers pulled over a black Toyota Fortuner and requested a driver’s licence. While the driver was on the verge of handing out his driver’s licence, one of the officers spotted a police identity in the driver’s wallet.
“The officers asked the driver and the passenger if they were members of the SA Police Service and they both confirmed to be police officers. Upon examining the identity card closely, the officers found that it was tampered with and fraudulent.