Gauteng motorists will soon have to buy new number plates

[Paul Kemp]

As if this will fix anything that's broken with the system. You can't fix corruption with new regulations.

Band aid on an open wound. New new tamperproof plates to replace the existing tamper proof plates.
Meanwhile all law abiding citizens pay the costs and crims just keep finding ways to go about their business. Nuts.

 

[KikzAzz]

Do they really think criminals are this stupid, simply remove your numberplate before commiting the crime.

See so many cars driving without number plates. Surely they have to drive past a cop at some point.

 

[KikzAzz]

Exactly whats happening in KZN. All of us have to get new number plates, not only new vehicles. It automatically gives you a new number when you renew your licence disc. Then you have to buy plates from a government approved place

With a minister have shares in the "approved place"

 

[My_King]

No thanks

 

[garyc]

We will all have to register our vehicles again. Normally this also implies having to go for a roadworthy. There will be long lines at those centers, unless this comment was part of his normal informal relationship with words.

 

[Swa]

Exactly whats happening in KZN. All of us have to get new number plates, not only new vehicles. It automatically gives you a new number when you renew your licence disc. Then you have to buy plates from a government approved place

The irony is most places can produce the plates to spec and the unapproved ones will produce any plate you want.

 

[Swa]

We will all have to register our vehicles again. Normally this also implies having to go for a roadworthy. There will be long lines at those centers, unless this comment was part of his normal informal relationship with words.

You mean everyone will have to buy their roadworthy again. There will be no queues.

 

[wbot]

Again?

 

[TheRoDent]

“The first one is the registration of cars because cars are a common denominator in violent crimes. Either as stolen cars or getaway vehicles.”

No -- criminals are a common denominator in violent crimes.

 

[Gaz{M}]

Steal car, commit crime, vehicle is linked to the victim, not the criminal ?!

 

[mypetcow]

Everyone must register their vehicle … If you spend 30 consecutive days in Gauteng, it means your car must be registered in Gauteng.”

How will this work?? Curious.

They are going to put provincial border posts in place. Office hours Monday - Friday, 8:30 - 16:00. Waiting times to be processed would vary but be no longer than 6-10 hours for each passing. The December holidays would be super exciting but with the 60-90 km long queues we’d have the added benefit that we’d have fewer accidents on the roads.

Also that’s all made up. The answer is who knows. Probably nobody knows

 

[Skerminkel]

Better technology is necessary. The problem is no one takes Cecil John Lesufi serious any more.

 

[JimM]

Is this the result of that 12 year old whisky?

Lots of commercial vehicles may enter GP on a daily basis, so how's the 30 day rule going to work?

 

[handy_andy]

What about personalised registrations?

 

[system32]

The premier said government will take advantage of this to launch new number plates that are “very difficult to copy and tamper-proof”.

Difficult is not the same as impossible - what's the point of the new plates if they can still be copied?

The registration of suppliers of number plates and pay fees for applications;

Yes, pay, pay, pay taxes and fees.

You can't uplift a country and increase productive jobs by increasing taxes and regulations.

My car still has this number plate:

Do I have to replace it?

 

[r00igev@@r]

Lets eat.

 

[lotus123]

Lesufi said that most crimes in Gauteng involve a car, and having a robust licencing regime will help tackle crime in the province.

And in (almost) every crime, the perp wears shoes. How about licensing those too?

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Lets eat.

and eat and eat, till we explode, and just before they tell us to stop,
bring in China to help us cling to power desperately, Zimbabwe style.

 

[Priapus]

Luckily my car is only up for a new disc in October. It will be sold by then and I won't be replacing it.

 

[Swa]

They are going to put provincial border posts in place. Office hours Monday - Friday, 8:30 - 16:00. Waiting times to be processed would vary but be no longer than 6-10 hours for each passing. The December holidays would be super exciting but with the 60-90 I’m long queues we’d have the added benefit that we’d have fewer accidents on the roads.

Also that’s all made up. The answer is who knows. Probably nobody knows

The worrying part is that with the powers they wanted permanently bestowed upon them after Covid they would actually be able to do this no matter how impractical.

Difficult is not the same as impossible - what's the point of the new plates if they can still be copied?


Yes, pay, pay, pay taxes and fees.

You can't uplift a country and increase productive jobs by increasing taxes and regulations.

My car still has this number plate:
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Do I have to replace it?

And this is the thing. New plates or not they don't even have to copy them and can just go to the source for legit ones. I don't even see how they're going to police it unless it's part of a roadworthy to show you have the new design. Then we all know how corrupt that system is. Nothing can fix a broken system except fixing the system.