The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) is set to use all the technology at its disposal to ensure traffic infringements under the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act are successfully delivered to motorists who breach the law.
This comes amid yet another legal challenge to the rollout, with the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) seeking to stop phase two being rolled out because key safeguards, such as the independent Appeals Tribunal, to protect motorists have yet to be introduced.
The almost three-decade-old law, which will ultimately result in points being deducted from drivers’ licences to enforce compliance with the rules of the road, entered phase two this month, expanding it to 62 municipalities.
RTIA will then move to phase three, adding another 151 municipalities, before the demerit points system kicks in nationally, expected in 2027.
RTIA spokesperson Monde Mkalipi tells ITWeb the phased approach is intended to familiarise motorists with the administrative adjudication process before the demerit system is activated, with habitual traffic offenders ultimately the primary target of the legislation.
