Motorists can now recharge their e-tags and use them at “boom down” toll plazas without the credit in their e-tags being used to pay off their historic Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project e-toll debt.
“Since the lapse of the 30-day period on 12 May 2024, all funds loaded onto the e-tag account are only used for transactions at boom down toll plazas across the country or the payment of parking, where the user has opted in for that. Mona added that the interoperability of e-tags at all Sanral toll plazas across the country is just another way to ensure hassle-free travel and uninterrupted mobility.
Mamabolo said Gauteng has approached financial institutions to raise the money required to honour its contractual obligations.A list of questions about the historic GFIP e-toll debt was emailed to National Treasury, but a response has not yet been received.Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse CEO Wayne Duvenage said on Tuesday it is good that Sanral is encouraging people to use e-tags and move more and more to electronic tolling at toll plazas.
Read: Gauteng still plans to come after e-toll defaulters ADVERTISEMENT: CONTINUE READING BELOW “Gauteng gets 90% of its revenue from Treasury itself, so it’s like one hand passing the money to them and taking some of it back,” he said. “You have got the bond debt, the backlog maintenance debt and the e-toll debt from the motorists. What are we actually talking about and what mechanisms are available to actually collect this debt,” he asked.