We decided to provide greater clarity on the demerit system and specifically the effect thereof on speeding offences!
There are many hoax emails doing the rounds about AARTO and the demerit system. Some of these claim that the demerit system has started and others that you will lose demerit points if you exceed the limit with [...]
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This question was sent to the Arrive Alive website yesterday. We would like to share the answer provided by one of the Experts from the RTMC:
“The Demerit Point part of AARTO will follow after the implementation of AARTO (Penalty Payment part) countrywide. The National Minister of Transport already indicated that he would like to see [...]
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RTMC Media Release:
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) maintain and would like to affirm to all net surfers that the official and legitimate the AARTO (Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences) information can be obtained from www.aartoSA.co.za. The same information can also attained from the RTMC website (www.rtmc.co.za) via the web link.
As a result of [...]
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Please note: The Annual Road Transport Legislation Workshops of Alta Swanepoel & Associates will be presented in May 2010 – Information to follow within the next few weeks.
The AARTO Act is being rolled out across South Africa in 2010. Make sure you understand and comply with the Act to avoid expensive penalties or disqualification [...]
Since yesterday the Arrive Alive website received a few emails with questions pertaining to the start of the demerit system. Examples of such questions are:
Question
“I received an email this morning stating that the new demerit system is in place as of today. Can you clarify if this is true or not?”
“Do you know if the demerit system [...]
A visitor to the Arrive Alive website raised the following question:
“Will there be, or is there a Web Site, where a driver can view his Demerit Status?”
This was referred to the RTMC and we are pleased to provide a response:
“Please note that the demerit points system is currently being tested. It is not yet effected [...]
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Enforcement alone is not enough to achieve safer South African roads, Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele said in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
“Our integrated public transport networks should be planned to reduce travelling time and increase safety,” he said at the launch of Transport Month at Park Station.
“The BRT system represents one great leap that combines safety and [...]
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We would like to share important information on the implementation of AARTO from Road Safety Expert Alta Swanepoel:
“Due to numerous enquiries, hoax emails and some irresponsible reporting by news papers concerning the implementation of AARTO, I wish to clarify the legal situation. If you are not interested in receiving information in this regard, I do [...]
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The Arrive Alive website and the Road Safety blog received several emails from online visitors wishing to find out more about the demerit system. There are several emails doing the rounds with different explanations about the demerit system, and we have decided to provide some clarity.
Please herewith found the latest media release from the [...]
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A quick glance across Google Analytics reveals that a number of online visitors have searched for the keywords “demerit system” and found their way to this Blog.
It was announced earlier this week that the Demerit System will be implemented nationwide from next year. This might be the reason for the increase in online searches for this [...]
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