In fact, they arrested four motorists who racked up just shy of R500,000 in unpaid fines, warrants and contempt of court penalties.
The officers were in the Heideveld area conducting tracing operations for the top 100 offenders with outstanding warrants when they spotted a vehicle on their list.
A suspect was arrested in St. James for 169 double warrants outstanding, with a monetary value of just under R160 000.
The tech will be used to patrol the main arterial routes in the city 24/7 and catch on to the number plates of drivers who have outstanding fines to pay.
Under the new Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) regulations, traffic violations will be decriminalised and handled in a three-step process.
Speed camera “capture errors” have been causing motorists to be incorrectly charged with infringements and criminal offences they didn’t commit.
It’s time to get to grips with the new, updated, and ready to go Aarto Act which will be rolled out on July 1, 2021.
Traffic officers will be out in force over the festive season, with a directive that Justice Project South Africa says is very sketchy.
Have you ever received a speeding fine when you weren’t speeding? Here’s what you can do about it.
A traffic officer from the Gauteng Traffic Police deserves a Bell’s after her dedication to enforcing the law.
Nobody likes to receive a speeding fine, but it’s even more infuriating when the entire fine is complete bollocks.
Google Maps is introducing a cool new feature aimed at helping you drive safer, and avoid traffic fines.
Driving along the N1, and obviously keen to test out the power of his Lambo, a reckless driver was busted for hitting excessive speeds.
While some people are really good at avoiding traffic fines, others are really good at letting them pile up. Time to check what you owe then.
Husband and wife cyber-criminals hit the Road Traffic Management Corporation and score big, but are just not clever enough to escape the authorities.
If you live in Joburg, consider yourself lucky. The cops have stuffed up big time and more than R2,4 million in traffic fines are being written off.
Ja, and you thought we were joking when we reported earlier this week about the new traffic laws in Cape Town! Turns out that motorists caught using a cell phone in traffic will indeed face a R500 fine, plus have their phone confiscated for a day. Let these stupefied offenders serve as a lesson to you.
Many of us are still really, really naughty about making phone calls and texting while driving. This despite the obviously dangerous distraction of cellphone usage behind the wheel. New reports show there has been a spike in the number of cellphone-related road accidents in South Africa recently – surprising, given how vigorously authorities are trying to clamp down on dangerous driving.
Forget what you might have heard, or what that guy in the bar told you, it’s time for all of us to get our heads around AARTO – the new road traffic offences system that is going to be rolled out nationwide at some point in the future. Don’t let government’s lack of co-ordination catch you unawares when the time comes!