Outa says Sanral financials sound the death knell for etolls, but does it really?
Outa says that if the last 20 percent of motorists stop paying etolls, the system will have to be abandoned.
Outa says that if the last 20 percent of motorists stop paying etolls, the system will have to be abandoned.
The average number of etolls bills not paid stand at around R55 million, with the highest outstanding amount being recorded on March 2017.
Sanral has asked motorists to pay their outstanding bills.
The roads agency has been trying for over four years to have sections of the road tolled, every time met with fierce resistance from the City of Cape Town.
Fossils that are hundreds of millions of years old and are normally nearly impossible to find have been discovered during Sanral roadworks near Grahamstown.
Sanral said a total of sum of R136 million in discounted etolls payments had been received during the initial dispensation period.
Right on cue, Outa has come out to dispute Sanral’s claim.
Outa hits back at what it says are shocking undertones to Sanral’s Wednesday press briefing.
Outa has said it’s preparing an update to if GFIP report to prove Sanral’s claims wrong.
Sanral CEO Nazir Alli slams Outa’s GFIP report and saying it encourages lawlessness.
Sanral has issued letters of demand and over 1 000 summons over unpaid etolls bills, according to Outa.
The amount paid back to Sanral over the course of one year only amounts to under 2%, according to Outa.