THE TRAFFIC FINE ASSESSMENT KIT
AARTO & RTIA
The Demerit Point System
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The
AARTO system will have some devastating
effects for most motorists
in the near future when the demerit points start to count towards your
drivers license suspension scheduled for 2010. The Administrative
Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act 46 of 1998 (AARTO) which was
established by Parliament in 1998, came into force on a pilot basis in
the magisterial district of Tshwane in July 2008. The purpose of the
Act is to promote quality, safety and discipline in road traffic by
providing a scheme to discourage road traffic contraventions and
offences and to facilitate the adjudication of road traffic
infringements.
The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system will be implemented and managed by the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA).
The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system will be implemented and managed by the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA).
The purpose of the Act is to promote quality, safety and discipline in
road traffic by providing a scheme to discourage road traffic
contraventions and offences and to facilitate the adjudication of road
traffic infringements.
The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system will be implemented and managed by the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA).
The new demerit points system which aims to remove dangerous drivers from the road by suspending or revoking their driving licenses, was revealed in Pretoria during September 2007. This system of penalising traffic offenders by recording demerit points against their licenses forms part of the Department of Transport's AARTO initiative.
The demerit point’s system targets repeat traffic offenders by recording demerit points against their names each time an offence is committed, and by fining them, it is also based on the highly successful Australian model, which has been adapted for South African conditions.
The South African motorist will be awarded "0" points at the beginning of each new calendar year. If the driver gain those points through 12 demerits in a year, their driving license will be suspended. After three consecutive suspensions, the driver’s license will be cancelled.
If the driver remains point free at the end of a year, the points will be carried into the next year, plus 1 bonus point, thus giving the driver a total of 25 points for the new point system year. This process will be repeated every year, and the good drivers will be rewarded by building up a bank of bonus points.
Your drivers license will be suspended, if for example you get, 13 points, no driving is allowed for 3 months, for 14 points no driving for 6 months. A person who has been disqualified must, immediately hand in any driving license or professional driving permit to the issuing authority.
Any person who drives or operates a motor vehicle during this disqualification period is guilty of a serious offence and liable on conviction to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 1 year or to both a fine and such imprisonment. On expiry of the disqualification period, you may apply to the issuing authority to return your driving license. After having been suspended for a third time, the driver’s license will be cancelled.
Demerit points will be rated according to a unit scale as prescribed and published in the Government Gazette of the AARTO regulations of 2008, schedules 1 to 3.
Drivers caught speeding in 60 km/h zones:
71 km/h - 75 km/h: R250 0 demerit points
76 km/h - 80 km/h: R500 1 demerit point
81 km/h - 85 km/h: R750 2 demerit points
86 km/h - 90 km/h: R1000 3 demerit points
91 km/h - 95 km/h: R1250 4 demerit points.
Drivers caught speeding in 80 km/h zones:
91 km/h - 95 km/h: R250 0 demerit points
96 km/h - 100 km/h: R500 1 demerit point
101 km/h - 105 km/h: R750 2 demerit points
106 km/h - 110 km/h: R1000 3 demerit points
111 km/h - 115 km/h: R1250 4 demerit points.
Drivers caught speeding in 100 km/h zones:
111 km/h - 115 km/h: R250 0 demerit points
116 km/h - 120 km/h: R500 1 demerit point
121 km/h - 125 km/h: R750 2 demerit points
126 km/h - 130 km/h: R1000 3 demerit points
131 km/h - 135 km/h: R1250 4 demerit points.
Drivers caught speeding in 120 km/h zones:
131 km/h - 135 km/h: R250 0 demerit points
136 km/h - 140 km/h: R500 1 demerit point
141 km/h - 145 km/h: R750 2 demerit points
146 km/h - 150 km/h: R1000 3 demerit points
151 km/h - 155 km/h: R1250 4 demerit points.
Your options when you are fined and issued a notice of infringement.
3.Submit details that someone else was driving the vehicle at the time of offence.
4.Make a Representation (AARTO 08 Form) due to irregularities.
5.Request to go to court for a fair trial, as you are not guilty.
Please note that those who drive more than 40 km/h over the legal speed limit will be arrested immediately if stopped by the Metro police, or will be summons to appear in Court to be tried for this serious traffic offence.
With the help of the Traffic Fine Assessment Kit, you will be able to challenge nearly every speeding offence and request that the fine be cancelled legally.
The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system will be implemented and managed by the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA).
The new demerit points system which aims to remove dangerous drivers from the road by suspending or revoking their driving licenses, was revealed in Pretoria during September 2007. This system of penalising traffic offenders by recording demerit points against their licenses forms part of the Department of Transport's AARTO initiative.
The demerit point’s system targets repeat traffic offenders by recording demerit points against their names each time an offence is committed, and by fining them, it is also based on the highly successful Australian model, which has been adapted for South African conditions.
The South African motorist will be awarded "0" points at the beginning of each new calendar year. If the driver gain those points through 12 demerits in a year, their driving license will be suspended. After three consecutive suspensions, the driver’s license will be cancelled.
If the driver remains point free at the end of a year, the points will be carried into the next year, plus 1 bonus point, thus giving the driver a total of 25 points for the new point system year. This process will be repeated every year, and the good drivers will be rewarded by building up a bank of bonus points.
Your drivers license will be suspended, if for example you get, 13 points, no driving is allowed for 3 months, for 14 points no driving for 6 months. A person who has been disqualified must, immediately hand in any driving license or professional driving permit to the issuing authority.
Any person who drives or operates a motor vehicle during this disqualification period is guilty of a serious offence and liable on conviction to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 1 year or to both a fine and such imprisonment. On expiry of the disqualification period, you may apply to the issuing authority to return your driving license. After having been suspended for a third time, the driver’s license will be cancelled.
Demerit points will be rated according to a unit scale as prescribed and published in the Government Gazette of the AARTO regulations of 2008, schedules 1 to 3.
Drivers caught speeding in 60 km/h zones:
71 km/h - 75 km/h: R250 0 demerit points
76 km/h - 80 km/h: R500 1 demerit point
81 km/h - 85 km/h: R750 2 demerit points
86 km/h - 90 km/h: R1000 3 demerit points
91 km/h - 95 km/h: R1250 4 demerit points.
Drivers caught speeding in 80 km/h zones:
91 km/h - 95 km/h: R250 0 demerit points
96 km/h - 100 km/h: R500 1 demerit point
101 km/h - 105 km/h: R750 2 demerit points
106 km/h - 110 km/h: R1000 3 demerit points
111 km/h - 115 km/h: R1250 4 demerit points.
Drivers caught speeding in 100 km/h zones:
111 km/h - 115 km/h: R250 0 demerit points
116 km/h - 120 km/h: R500 1 demerit point
121 km/h - 125 km/h: R750 2 demerit points
126 km/h - 130 km/h: R1000 3 demerit points
131 km/h - 135 km/h: R1250 4 demerit points.
Drivers caught speeding in 120 km/h zones:
131 km/h - 135 km/h: R250 0 demerit points
136 km/h - 140 km/h: R500 1 demerit point
141 km/h - 145 km/h: R750 2 demerit points
146 km/h - 150 km/h: R1000 3 demerit points
151 km/h - 155 km/h: R1250 4 demerit points.
Your options when you are fined and issued a notice of infringement.
- Get 50% off if you pay within 32 days
3.Submit details that someone else was driving the vehicle at the time of offence.
4.Make a Representation (AARTO 08 Form) due to irregularities.
5.Request to go to court for a fair trial, as you are not guilty.
Please note that those who drive more than 40 km/h over the legal speed limit will be arrested immediately if stopped by the Metro police, or will be summons to appear in Court to be tried for this serious traffic offence.
With the help of the Traffic Fine Assessment Kit, you will be able to challenge nearly every speeding offence and request that the fine be cancelled legally.
