The demerit system and rehabilitation programme were scheduled to be implemented in the fourth phase of the programme.
When a motorist’s licence is suspended, the motorist is required to hand in their driving licence card.
Cohen said he received the information about the Aarto rollout timetable on Wednesday morning through “a closed email” from the “head chief advocate involved in doing this, the rollout and the laws”.This is believed to be a reference to the Department of Transport chief director of road regulation, Advocate Johannes Makgatho.Phase 2: Metro issuing authorities to be onboarded by September 2024;Phase 4: Demerits to be implemented between April and mid-2025.
“Demerits were supposed to start on 1 September this year. That was then pulled back a bit because government was running way behind its rollout process.”Stefanie Fick, executive director of the accountability division at the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse , said all 245 municipalities and seven metros have to be on board before Aarto can be implemented nationwide.
Automobile Association spokesperson Layton Beard said the AA has always had concerns about the rollout of Aarto because of the human and operational resources needed to implement it properly.The DoT initially planned to have Aarto fully implemented by July 2024.The first phase of implementing Aarto has already been completed.
Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga confirmed in May this year that the DoT was establishing the structures necessary to implement Aarto, including the appointment of the members of the Appeals Tribunal. He said a motorist’s licence is suspended if they obtain 15 demerit points, and once their licence is suspended, they get one point back every month “if they are good”.
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