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Johannesburg - The SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral)
will soon issue revised terms and conditions for road users who register for
Gauteng e-tolling, it said on Wednesday.
"We believe that these new terms and conditions will
allay fears consumers may have," Sanral said.
Information on what these might be was not immediately
available.
The new terms and conditions are expected to be released
when Sanral and the National Consumer Commission's (NCC's) "engagement" is concluded.
They are based on concerns and recommendations by the
public, Sanral said.
They will apply to all who have already registered or
plan to register as users, and registered users would not be disadvantaged.
"This decision is a demonstration that we take the
concerns and input of the public seriously. We also continue to cooperate and
engage with the National Consumer Commission (NCC) on this matter."
A meeting was scheduled with the NCC and the Democratic
Alliance on Wednesday. Sanral has missed two previous meetings.
Sanral reiterated that users' banking details will be
required only if they choose a payment option which requires them to provide
this information.
Tolling is due to officially start on April 30 on main
highways around Johannesburg and Tshwane.
It is planned to be an open road tolling system with
overhead gantries fitted with equipment to read vehicles' number plates as they
pass underneath and calculate the toll fees based on vehicles' dimensions.
There will be no tolling booths and traffic will flow as
drivers would not have to slow down. Deductions will be made from users' e-toll
accounts.
Registration is at e-toll customer centres and some
shopping malls.
Payment options include having fees deducted from credit
card accounts with top-up thresholds set by account holders, or pre-paying
and topping up via in-vehicle e-tags.
Visitors to Gauteng can register in advance for day
passes. Users who do not register will be invoiced with a due date for
payment.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced in February that
the toll fees for the GFIP will be capped at R550 a month, and that fees for
light motor vehicles will be 30 cents a kilometre.
The Congress of SA Trade Unions recently led a march in protest against the tolls.
