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JMPD officer checking a motorist driving licence.
The South African Post Office says the delays in dispatching traffic infringement notices is due to a historical debt by the City of Johannesburg (COJ).
Johannesburg Metro Police Department is experiencing a backlog in issuing camera-generated speeding fines to motorists who have infringed the road speed limit.
Some motorists say they are now expected to pay unknown speeding fines at a roadblock, when stopped by the Metro Police.
The department has attributed this to among others incorrect address information.
SAPO spokesperson Louise Brugman says, “The Post Office is still distributing infringement notices on behalf of the road traffic infringement agency, the City of Johannesburg and the City of Tshwane, as well as other metros and municipalities across the country. The delays with the City of Johannesburg were due to a historical debt, it was owed by the city to the Post Office.”
“This debt was settled after extensive process had to be complied with and the City of Johannesburg’s mailings have resumed. The City of Tshwane and the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA), that forms part of the AARTO project, didn’t have any issues with payments, nor mailings. The infringement notices are being dispatched as they’re lodged at the various mailing centres,” she adds.
Traffic Fines | Backlog in issuing camera-generated fines
