Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed the final funding model for the Gauteng e-toll system on 20 May.
Ramaphosa has announced that e-tolls will now cost less, but are here to stay.
What you should know about the revised e-toll tariffs:
• Public transport remains exempted. This applies to buses and taxis with operating permits.
• A single, reduced tariff will apply to all motorists. As an example, the current standard tariff of 58c per kilometre for light motor vehicles will be reduced to 30c per kilometre. This single tariff will apply to all motorists within a vehicle class whether they have an e-tag or not.
• The monthly cap has been dramatically reduced. Users of light motor vehicles will not pay more than R225 a month. This is half the current monthly cap of R450 a month. Revised caps will also be introduced for other vehicle classes.
• There will be no charge for infrequent users who make less than 30 gantry passes a year. If a user exceeds 30 gantry passes in a 12-month period, they will be liable for the usual charges.
• E-toll fees that are currently outstanding will be discounted by 60 per cent. Users will have six months within which to settle their debts dating back to December 2013 at the discounted tariff. This does not disadvantage users who have been paying e-tolls all along.
• There will be a monthly cap on the penalty for accounts in arrears. All users who do not pay tolls within the required 30 days will be obliged to pay double the toll tariff. To protect users from incurring high amounts of debt, this will be capped. In the case of light motor vehicles, for example, the monthly cap for accounts in arrears will be R450.
• Settlement of e-toll fees will be linked to motor vehicle licence renewal. To further simplify the process and ensure better integration of road management systems, motorists will need to settle any outstanding e-toll fees before vehicle licence discs are issued.
Reaction on Social media:
#Etolls This is like handing the 2016 local government elections to another political party. Yeah, I said it!
— Chriselda 'Babes We Ndaba' Lewis (@Chriseldalewis) May 20, 2015
"Motorists will have to settle outstanding debt before motor vehicle licence renewals." #etolls killing our economy!! pic.twitter.com/7YhG8bjNmS
— Leandri Janse van Vuuren (@Lean3JvV) May 20, 2015
So wait. You cant get licence disk without settling #etoll debt PLUS we may have to retake driver's licence? So we must just stop driving?
— Ranjeni Munusamy (@RanjeniM) May 20, 2015
#Etolls is broken. Now they're going to break the rest of the system too. Metro Police. Licensing departments. SARS. Will all be impacted.
— Mandy Wiener (@MandyWiener) May 20, 2015
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