DoT backtracks on ‘no licences for e-toll delinquents’

The Department of Transport has withdrawn a contentious clause published in the government gazette that calls for vehicles not to be relicensed if they have outstanding e-tolls. This has been welcomed by the Road Freight Association (RFA), which was preparing itself for a lengthy legal battle against that ruling. “They withdrew this section two weeks ago, before another protracted round of legal argument and cost took place,” said Gavin Kelly, technical and operations manager of the association. But, he added, this did not necessarily mark the final demise of this condition originally announced by deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa. “I hope they withdraw it totally and not just redraft it for publication in another issue of the gazette,” he told FTW.