The rollout of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) has dragged on for more than two decades.
The rollout of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences , which will bring sweeping changes to traffic fines and penalties in South Africa, has dragged on for more than two decades.
It also introduces a demerit point system similar to those used in countries like the United Kingdom. While that might sound like a more reasonable way to deal with minor violations, civil society organisations, including the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse , Fines SA, and the Automobile Association of South Africa, have raised serious concerns over this change.
However, he withdrew that date after the Western Cape government took the matter to court over concerns about shortcomings in the legislation and its feasibility. The Minister of Transport at the time, Fikile Mbalula, and the Road Traffic Infringement Agency , the entity charged with implementing Aarto, opposed the case.In July 2021, he cluding the demerit points system, by July 2022.
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