Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 27-02-2017
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ruled that millions of traffic fines issued under the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act since 2008 must be scrapped.
The Citizen newspaper reports the high court on Friday confirmed traffic authorities failed to abide by the letter of the Aarto Act, and ordered that the fines before the court must be cancelled.
The court ruled in favour of Fines4U, which represented Audi Johannesburg against the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA).
The same failures would apply to millions of traffic fines issued in Johannesburg and Pretoria since 2008.
Fines4U owner Cornelia van Niekerk says some fines have been paid by vehicle owners to avoid a block on their vehicle and driver’s licence renewals, while others are still pending and recorded against the alleged transgressor on the National Contravention Register (NCR).
In 2015/16 the Joburg metro police issued 5.3 million Aarto Infringement Notices and the Tshwane metro police 1.1 million.
Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga recently said Tshwane and Johannesburg were considering withdrawing from Aarto.
They are the only two cities where the act has been implemented on a trial basis and has been plagued with problems.
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