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Cape Town - In reaction to the minister’s announcement that e-tolls will go live in Gauteng on December 3, Wayne Duvenage, chairperson of the Opposition To Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) told eNCA that there are much more efficient ways to fund roads.
He said the e-tolls system is irrational and he is of the opinion that the courts will not be able to handle a large number of default e-tolls payments.
"It is not a legal requirement to have an e-tolls tag. You do not have to get a tag. There are hundreds of thousands that refuse to pay for the use of roads," he said.
"If Sanral believes they can manage this process they have another thing coming."
He said one should imagine what would happen if 10% of the road users, for example, do not pay their bills.
"How will the courts cope? And you can’t punish selectively," he said.
He pointed out that some churches have even come out strongly against e-tolls, encouraging members not to pay, because "it is an injustice".
"The whole thing should be brought to a halt, government should find a publically acceptable way to fund the roads," he said.
"The legal challenges are by far nowhere near over."
He said Outa is not against the roads, but feels the government should find the best way to fund them.
"Needing R1.5bn to administer the system makes it an absolute farce," he said.
He said the e-tolls system is irrational and he is of the opinion that the courts will not be able to handle a large number of default e-tolls payments.
"It is not a legal requirement to have an e-tolls tag. You do not have to get a tag. There are hundreds of thousands that refuse to pay for the use of roads," he said.
"If Sanral believes they can manage this process they have another thing coming."
He said one should imagine what would happen if 10% of the road users, for example, do not pay their bills.
"How will the courts cope? And you can’t punish selectively," he said.
He pointed out that some churches have even come out strongly against e-tolls, encouraging members not to pay, because "it is an injustice".
"The whole thing should be brought to a halt, government should find a publically acceptable way to fund the roads," he said.
"The legal challenges are by far nowhere near over."
He said Outa is not against the roads, but feels the government should find the best way to fund them.
"Needing R1.5bn to administer the system makes it an absolute farce," he said.
