Radiokop motorist not happy with AARTO traffic fine
To make matters worse, Johan also received a speed fine on the registration number of his wife’s car. According to Johan his wife drives a Toyota Etios hatchback, and the car in the photo is a Toyota Etios sedan.
Johan Storm who is a resident of Radiokop is discontented as he believes a traffic fine was unjustly imposed on him in terms of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act 46 of 1998 (AARTO).
According to Johan, he has in his possession GPS data recorded with his Little Logbook device, showing that he was doing 58km/h, travelling north west opposite the Sasol Struben Ridge service station at the corner of Christiaan de Wet Road and Wilhelmina Avenue in Allen’s Nek.
Johan also cited technical glitches in the form of another vehicle in the same traffic camera photo.
“I know the only way to dispute speed fines is to go in to their office in Johannesburg, which is a great inconvenience to me because of the likelihood of having to wait there for a long time, being sent home because the system is offline, and being exposed to the coronavirus.
“I once had a traffic fine dispute with Ekurhuleni and the issue was dealt with painlessly by email.
“My question is, why does Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) not want to deal with speed camera disputes though email, which saves us all time and money,” said Johan.
To make matters worse, Johan also received a speed fine on the registration number of his wife’s car. According to Johan his wife drives a Toyota Etios hatchback, and the car in the photo is a Toyota Etios sedan.
Johan told the Northsider that his wife seldom drives on the highway, but to make sure he checked his South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) data. He found no data showing that she was on that highway at that time.
He added that the image of the number plate in the traffic camera photo is extremely dark and of poor quality.
“We bought the car second-hand, and the first owner was a car rental company. Those companies buy cars in a batch from a supplier and they are registered in a batch, thus the registration numbers are in close sequence.
“It is the second time this happened and I don’t know what to do to prevent a re-occurrence,” said Johan.
When the Northsider contacted JMPD spokesperson Wayne Minnaar for comment he suggested that the motorist could make a representation online at www.aarto.gov.za.
