Government considering new RAF tax because of EVs: Creecy

[Jan]

New tax proposed for vehicle licence renewals in South Africa

Transport minister Barbara Creecy said her department was considering an additional fee which would be charged when motorists renew their vehicle licence discs.

The new fee would be implemented to support the Road Accident Fund (RAF) as electric vehicle (EV) adoption grows in South Africa.

 

[HAL 9000]

 

[Jam Sandwich]

Lol... This gets posted then a few minutes later..

Thread 'Motorists pay R45 billion per year for failing road fund in South Africa'

May 30, 2026

Motorists pay R45 billion per year for failing road fund in South Africa

The Road Accident Fund is technically insolvent despite receiving over R45 billion from fuel taxes every year.

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• Replies: 7
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[oros]

What another way to charge struggling south Africans.....

 

[garyc]

Creecy’s proposal was for a transitional levy

Transitional levy implies that it will be temporary. The only way that taxes are ever temporary is when it is decided that they are too little, and more of it is needed.

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Lol... This gets posted then a few minutes later..

Thread 'Motorists pay R45 billion per year for failing road fund in South Africa'

May 30, 2026

Motorists pay R45 billion per year for failing road fund in South Africa

The Road Accident Fund is technically insolvent despite receiving over R45 billion from fuel taxes every year.

• TopAuto
• Replies: 7
• Forum: TopAuto News

Got to pump that numbers

-MyDstv

 

[B-1]

Just enforce 3rd party insurance and get rid of this corrupt hole called RAF.

 

[borro]

 

[wingnut771]

Shouldn’t it go to fixing roads instead?

 

[RedViking]

Pigs

 

[Werner1975]

What else did we expect from this tone deaf, useless government. More gravy needed to grease the train.

 

[x7razor]

Barbara Creecy se push

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2060598615177892295

 

[lkswan747]

By the way, a Hoe is a garden implement.


This is a Hoe

 

[Fango]

The logic is the more they steal, the more taxes increase...

 

[ToxicBunny]

I have no issue with a road tax/compulsory 3rd party insurance being applied to a license but then it must be removed from the fuel price.

 

[wingnut771]

I have no issue with a road tax/compulsory 3rd party insurance being applied to a license but then it must be removed from the fuel price.

There is no mention of road tax.

 

[de0n]

I saw the funniest thing this past Monday. A lady and primary School son were crossing the road, she just looked straight ahead and started crossing the road, her son stopped at the pavement because he saw a car approaching, the car moved into the other lane so as not to knock down the lady, who proceeded to wait in the middle of the road for her son to catch up to her. She then held his hand and proceeded to cross the road. I felt the child should be holding his mother's hand as he clearly knew how to cross the road safely. Most road accidents with pedestrians are preventable if either the driver or the pedestrian is aware of the other, pedestrians need to take some responsibility for their own safety.

 

[ThinkCentre]

All taxes from fuel must be removed then and added to the license renewal.

 

[ToxicBunny]

There is no mention of road tax.

Well then I've given barbie a new idea haven't I.