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Sanral: Paid-up users not disadvantaged

Martin Czernowalow
By Martin Czernowalow, Contributor.
Johannesburg, 25 May 2015
The discount on accumulated e-toll debt does not come at the expense of road users who have paid since the system's inception, says Sanral.
The discount on accumulated e-toll debt does not come at the expense of road users who have paid since the system's inception, says Sanral.

The new e-toll plan does not disadvantage motorists whose accounts are up to date, says the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral).

Last week, deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa said government would drop the cost of tolls for all users to 30c per kilometre, and about half the monthly cap. However, e-toll road users will not be able to receive new licence discs until the money they owe for using Gauteng's highways up until now has been paid off, at a discounted rate of up to 60%.

The new dispensation also includes a six-month grace period to make a payment plan to repay debt incurred by use of the system.

"The decision to ease the burden of this accumulated debt does not come at the expense of road users who have done the right thing from the start of the system and paid," says Sanral communications manager, Vusi Mona.

"We thank the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding vehicle owners who have registered in the past and continued to pay their fair share for the upkeep of our top-class freeway network."

Mona explains the new dispensation will not disadvantage those with e-tags.

These motorists will continue to benefit through the standardised 30c/km tariff, the 50% reduction in monthly caps, and the continuation of the time-of-day discount, Mona says.

"We encourage all vehicle owners in Gauteng to reap the benefits of registering for e-tolls and making the switch towards e-tags."

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