Motorists turning off e-tags

[OrbitalDawn]

A total of 93 292 e-toll accounts have been de-registered this year, since the controversial system went live in Gauteng, Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has revealed.

In a written reply to questions this week, Peters told parliament that further to this, motorists had paid just under a R1 billion in e-toll bills.

The SA National Roads Agency Ltd (Sanral) have been expected to gain R270 million a month through e-tolls.
“As at 30 September 2014… there are 1 254 502 active accounts registered on the system… and approximately 2.5 million users of GFIP per month.”

Peters was replying to questions by Freedom Front Plus MP Anton Alberts.

The total amount received through e-tolling since it went live on December 3 stood at R994 765 564.

Gauteng premier David Makhura recently received a report from an expert panel who he tasked with assessing the socioeconomic impact of the system.

Media reports have suggested that the panel has suggested scrapping the system.

This, after submissions to the panel from various organisations, political parties and civil society who indicated their opposition to the user-pays system.

Makhura said recently told media upon receiving the report that: “Now the ball is in our court…
“We don’t want to make another mistake. There will also be important lessons we will draw from this.

“The thing the panel says to us is that go and look at what (is) recommended. But as you move forward, just make sure you do it properly. We don’t want to make mistakes, make rash decisions.”

ANC Gauteng chairperson Paul Mashatile has indicated his opposition to e-tolling and has recently said that eyes could not be closed to the “problems of Gauteng”.

However, in her reply, Peters said that the “Gauteng provincial government recognises the benefits and the savings that accrue to the citizens of Gauteng”.

Her reply was to an Alberts’ question on whether the Gauteng provincial government laid charges since e-tolls went live, over its impact on provincial and local roads, regional planning and development, the environment, road traffic management, consumer protection, industrial development, pollution control, public transport, and tourism.

 

[marine1]

I wish someone would spill the beans on the corruption involved in this thing, maybe one day it will come out

 

[OrbitalDawn]

Would be interesting to see what it cost to have e-Tolling right next to the amount collected.

 

[marine1]

Would be interesting to see what it cost to have e-Tolling right next to the amount collected.

I am sure the numbers will show how bad the situation is.
That said though when you take the official cost which seems to be inflated by a few billion, its no wonder.

 

[McGuywer]

They collected just under a Billion Rand. What did they expect to have collected by now?

 

[marine1]

They collected just under a Billion Rand. What did they expect to have collected by now?

I dont believe they collected such an amount.

 

[Sinbad]

They collected just under a Billion Rand. What did they expect to have collected by now?

Is that amount invoiced, or amount actually paid?

 

[marine1]

Is that amount invoiced, or amount actually paid?

As I understood it - that was the invoiced amount. I may be wrong?

 

[Sinbad]

Wondering why the invoiced amount shows a steady decline though. I don't think people are stopping using the freeways...

 

[Sinbad]

They collected just under a Billion Rand. What did they expect to have collected by now?

Well if they were predicting R270m per month, then in the 10 months they should have collected R2.7bn?

 

[WaxLyrical]

As I understood it - that was the invoiced amount. I may be wrong?

I think the invoiced amount is far higher because since more cars are using the roads more invoices are issued which would theoretically increase revenue. Those numbers shown are dropping sharply which would indicate less actual money is being collected.

 

[McGuywer]

Well if they were predicting R270m per month, then in the 10 months they should have collected R2.7bn?

That's the figure that I had in mind. Just wanted to make sure someone else also sees it this way.

 

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