The SA National Roads Agency (SANRAL) says that people who have received a huge e-toll notice have failed to comply with the timeframes stipulated in the enforcement of e-toll violations.
Disgruntled motorists have been receiving notices via sms which they believe are outrageous and do not indicate how amounts being owed were totalled.
SANRAL spokesperson Vusi Mona said: “We want to reiterate that when you register your vehicle and obtain an e-tag, you enjoy the benefit of a 48% discount and other mark-downs based on time of day and frequent use.
“In addition, the maximum amount that you can be charged is R450 per month for ordinary light motor vehicles.”
For motorists who do not have tags, there will not be any of benefits for them if they do not pay with a period of seven days, they will incur extra costs.
“If the road user (registered or unregistered) fails to pay the within the seven days grace period, the bill would escalate to R576.93, the full alternative fee, which is payable if 60 days go past.
“However, if the road user pays 30 days after the grace period, he would get a 60% discount on the R576.93, which would reduce the bill to R230.77.”
Mona further explained that if the road user pays the bill between 30 and 60 days after the seven day grace period, they get only a 30% on the R576.92, which would reduce the bill to R403.85.
SANRAL said motorists who fail to pay their bills could face a criminal record.
