A Ghost Squad officer patrols the streets in Cape Town. Picture: Cape Town Traffic Services.
15 of the strictest new AARTO penalties
Respect these laws so you don’t end up in court or have your driver’s license suspended.
A Ghost Squad officer patrols the streets in Cape Town. Picture: Cape Town Traffic Services.
After the news broke this week (Wednesday 12 July) that the AARTO Act was upheld by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo in the Constitutional Court, we decided to compile a series of lists of new AARTO penalties.
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There are currently 2 659 offences listed on the AARTO website. You can find a full list including their fines and associated demerit points below:
- SPEEDING FINES
- RULES OF THE ROAD
- LICENSE VIOLATIONS
- ROADWORTHINESS
- PARKING VIOLATIONS
- RECKLESS AND NEGLIGENT DRIVING
As a reminder, under the new AARTO penalties, motorists may only receive 15 demerit points on their license before suspension. You can be suspended twice before your driving license is taken away permanently. Each suspension means having to retake a driver’s/learner’s qualification test.
STRICT NEW AARTO PENALTIES
| Violation | Fine | Points |
| Failing to comply with traffic officer’s instructions | R500 | 1 |
| Unauthorised tampering with vehicle | Court | 6 |
| Furnishing false information | Court | 6 |
| False number plate | Court | 6 |
| Following too closely | R1 000 | 3 |
| Driver not positioned to exercise control of vehicle | R1 000 | 3 |
| Failing to give way to emergency vehicle | R500 | 1 |
| Driving on the sidewalk | R500 | 1 |
| Driving while using a hand-held cellphone | R500 | 1 |
| Failing to yield to pedestrian at crossing | R500 | 1 |
| Overtaking stationary vehicle at pedestrian crossing | R500 | 1 |
| Racing on public road | R1 000 | 3 |
| Wilful obstruction of traffic flow | R750 | 2 |
| Abandoned vehicle | R500 | 1 |
| Damaging public road | R1 000 | 3 |
You can check the current status of any infringement notices issued against you by visiting the AARTO website:
- Click on “query my fine”.
- Provide your ID number and driving license number.
- Juristic entities can provide their business register number and the ID number of a proxy.
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