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After the public largely rejected SANRAL’s 60% discount offer, OUTA is in no way surprised that SANRAL has been forced to extend the period by another 10 days in an attempt to claw back a bit more of the 5.9 Billion Rand discounted e-toll debt.

SANRAL’s recent legal summonsing of a few handpicked e-toll defaulters, is an attempt to spook the public into “taking advantage” of the dispensation deadline extension, while in reality, the scheme has been shunned and the uptake has been far too low to convert the scheme to a sustainable one. All research and evidence has shown the public are defying the system as a matter of principal and not only for financial reasons.

"We are  moved by the incredible support we have received and the fact that the majority of motorists still continue to defy the scheme. OUTA's membership has continued growing by several thousands over the last few weeks and we are encouraged by the amount of organisations and citizens outside our membership base who are choosing to defend themselves against the summons," says Wayne Duvenage, Chairman of OUTA.

Unless there is a change of heart, a display of absolute transparency and a discontinuation of incessant misleading information by Sanral, the public has every reason to disbelieve and distrust this state owned entity, whose leadership is on record in the courts and media of providing false information to the public.

OUTA fully supports those who stand up for their rights, whilst maintaining the stance that e-Tolls were introduced unlawfully and will offer full legal defence of its members who are summonsed for the non-payment of e-Tolls.

Issued by OUTA