Sanral promises to allay e-toll fears

12 April 2012 - 02:34 By Sapa
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Toll gantry. File photo.
Toll gantry. File photo.
Image: SIMON MATHEBULA

The SA National Roads Agency will soon issue revised terms and conditions for road users who register for Gauteng e-tolling, it said yesterday.

"We believe that these new terms and conditions will allay fears consumers might have," the agency said.

Information about the new terms and conditions was not released.

They are expected to be made public when the agency and the National Consumer Commission's "engagement" is concluded. They are based on alleviating motorists' concerns and taking account of recommendations by the public, the agency said.

They would apply to everyone who has registered or plans to register for e-tolling.

A meeting on e-tolling between the commission and the DA has been scheduled.

The agency reiterated that users' banking details would be required only if they chose a payment option for which the information was necessary.

E-tolling is due to start on April 30 on main highways around Johannesburg and Tshwane.

Registration is at e-toll customer centres and some shopping malls.

Payment options included having fees deducted from credit card accounts with top-up thresholds set by account holders, and pre-paying and topping up through in-vehicle e-tags.

Visitors to Gauteng could register in advance for day passes. Users who did not register would be invoiced for payment.

Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan said in February that the tolls for the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project would be capped at R550 a month, and that light motor vehicles would pay 30c/km.

Cosatu recently led a march in protest of e-tolling.

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