We all know about the various number plate scamming and corruption in various departments that goes on under the radar, right? Well it may have just been blown WIDE open.

It was a chance in a million meeting on a Pretoria freeway that led to businessman Mabena Motshoane driving behind a vehicle using his licence plates.

Motshoane had become used to checking out every black Range Rover he came across because, over the past few months, he had received a number of traffic fines, adding up to about R30 000, for offences allegedly involving his car.

At the time that these offences were supposedly committed, Mr Motshoane’s car and number plate were at a motor shop waiting on new parts. So he knew he was not just imagining the copy cat.

When JMPD officials tried to go to Telkom chief executive Sipho Maseko’s residence to investigate, he refused to let them in and claims he had no idea why they were there.

An officer called again later and asked Maseko if he could inspect the vehicle. Maseko agreed to take the car to Martindale, the JMPD headquarters, a few days later.

When he did, the vehicle now had the plates 414 TVL GP – the same numbers and letters, but reversed.

The Star has seen recent fines, photographs and video footage of Maseko driving the car with the plates TVL 414 GP in several places up until last week. There are also e-toll accounts proving that vehicle was on the roads until recently.

It is all incredibly suspicious and in spite of several calls from high ranking officials Mr. Motshoane says he will not drop this case and he refuses to pay for fines that are not his. Brave guy.

This is what you call fate intervening! As if Telkom didn’t have enough issues and complaints…

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