What you need to know about the demerit system for road users

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President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) bill on August 13. Here is what you need to know:

The Aarto law was passed by the National Assembly in March. It is a demerit system for drivers who lose points for trafficIt is not clear when the law will come into effect, but some of the biggest changes include:Depending on the severity of the offence, one to six points are allocated for offences.

Where documents previously had to be delivered by registered mail through the Post Office, authorities will now also be able to serve documents electronically and send reminders via WhatsApp and SMS.'The system will help reduce road carnage' “They must know when they see a police officer that the laws must be respected. Not even an attempt must be made to think that you can bribe an officer,” said Mbalula.

 

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