According to the department, unroadworthy vehicles are the largest contributors to road accidents.
CAPE TOWN – The Department of Transport said it’s aiming to scrap more than three 3,000 taxis that are not roadworthy in the next five months.Since the beginning of the programme in 2006, the government managed to scrap more than 81,000 unsafe vehicles, with R5 billion paid out to taxi owners in return.largest contributors to road accidents.
“Today, the majority of taxi vehicles meet all the safety requirements through the taxi recap [Taxi Recapitalisation Programme] programme – which included among others safety belts and rollover bars.
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