If you’re caught breaking these rules of the road, these are the fines you’ll pay. Picture: RTMC.
Here’s how much you’ll PAY if you break these rules of the road
Failing to adhere to these rules of the road isn’t just dangerous to you and other motorist, it’ll cost you thousands in fines.
If you’re caught breaking these rules of the road, these are the fines you’ll pay. Picture: RTMC.
Since we published our article on AARTO fines for expired licenses, our WhatsApp line has been inundated with requests for more details about the cost of speeding penalties and other violations.
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Click on the link above for the list of what you’ll pay if your vehicle is deemed unfit to drive. Now we’re going to tackle driving violations. As you’ll see, AARTO and the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) are clamping down on dangerous driving, and the associated fines will empty your wallet fast.
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You may not have even known some of the below infringements were finable offences … but they are, so now there’s no excuse. Here are the fines you’ll pay if you’re caught breaking the following rules of the road:
RULES OF THE ROAD FINES
| Violation | Fine | Points |
| Failing to keep to the left | R1 000 | 3 |
| Driving on the wrong side of the road | R1 000 | 3 |
| Overtaking illegally on the left | R1 000 | 3 |
| Cutting in after overtaking | R1 000 | 3 |
| Overtaking on the shoulder/verge | R1 000 | 3 |
| Overtaking on a blind rise/curve | R1 000 | 3 |
| Accelerating while being overtaken | R1 000 | 3 |
| Obstructing oncoming traffic while overtaking | R1 000 | 3 |
| Passing a stationary bus without due care | R500 | 1 |
| Driving on the shoulder when unsafe to do so | R500 | 1 |
| Driving across a road when it is unsafe | R1 000 | 3 |
| Entering a road when it is unsafe to do so | R1 000 | 3 |
| Obstructing traffic when changing lanes | R1 000 | 3 |
| Failing to use indicators | R500 | 1 |
| Failing to yield to the right at a circle | R750 | 2 |
| Failing to keep left while making a turn | R750 | 2 |
| Turning right while unsafe | R750 | 2 |
There are currently 2 659 offences listed on the AARTO website. Click the link HERE to check the full list of fine amounts.
As a reminder of the driver demerit points system, after years of legal wrangling, the AARTO Act has been upheld in the Constitutional Court. Declared constitutionally valid on Wednesday, 12 July 2023, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo upheld the contentions that the AARTO Act falls within the functional area of ‘road traffic regulation’.
After many false starts it appears the path is finally clear for the driver demerit system to come online. Motorists can accumulate 15 demerit points on their license before it is suspended. An expired license can only be suspended twice before it is cancelled.
AARTO encourages motorists to check the status of infringement notices against their name by visiting the aarto.gov.za 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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