Civil action organisation Afriforum contends that South Africa’s road laws do not prescribe a five-year validity period for licence cards and that fines issued for expired cards are illegal.
to the 5-year validity period for driver’s licence cards. It also contends that fines issued against motorists with expired cards are illegal.
“The legislation does not clearly distinguish between a ‘driving license’ and a ‘driving licence card’,” Afriforum said. “It neither explicitly states that motorists must apply for new licence cards upon expiry.” “The government cannot punish members of the public if it cannot clearly show what law is being transgressed,” said Afriforum campaign officer for strategy and content Reiner Duvenage.Reiner Duvenage, Afriforum campaign officer for strategy and content, speaking during the organisation’s announcement that it was challenging the 5-year validity period for driver’s licence cards in court.
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