CapeTown cracks whip on top 100 traffic ‘bandits’ who owe more than R9m in unpaid fines The top offender has 268 warrants valued at just under R300,000.
“Our specialised team, who chase down the top 100 offenders, has a very tough time as legislation dictates warrants must be served in person. Sometimes they have to resort to stakeouts to track down individuals, as happened recently in Masiphumelele.”
He was optimistic the expansion of the city's automated number plate recognition technology will help close the net on warrant dodgers. “I want to sound a warning to all scofflaws that it greatly increases the chances of being caught. So unless they want to spend time behind bars, I’d advise they reach out and make arrangements to clear their fines and warrants, but also amend their driving behaviour in the interests of road safety,” he said.
“The public is also reminded the National Road Traffic Act empowers local authorities to place an administration mark against the identity number of an offender with outstanding warrants, which means the person is unable to perform any transactions on the Natis system, like the renewal of driving licences and motor vehicle licences.”
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