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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Transport minister Dipuo Peters has reported that Gauteng drivers owe more than a half-billion rand infees since the province's e-tolling system started on December 3 2013.
Less than 10% of this has been paid.
Peters responded to a parliamentary question posed by Democratic Alliance MP Ian Ollis: "I am informed that as of March 1 an amount of R543 544 574 worth of invoices were transferred to the VPC (Violations Processing Centre)."
MILLIONS SPENT IN DEBT COLLECTION
Peters also revealed that "an amount of R54.7-million (excluding VAT) had been spent on the collection of the debt". This included R32.8-million "for postage and printing of invoices" and a further R21.9-million for "the cost of debt collection processes".
However, responding to a second parliamentary question, Peters said of the total of R543.5-million transferred to the VPC, only R50-million or 9.21% had been paid by February 28 2014.
The VPC is the debt-collection division within the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) responsible for collecting and processing overdue e-tolls.
Contacted for comment on Wednesday (April 2), Sanral spokesman Vusi Mona said the R543.5-million included road users with e-tags who had overdue accounts and those who had not registered but were picked up by the tolling system.
Mona said: "It is those people who have amounts outstanding, whether registered or not."
Mona did not reveal what percentage of Gauteng drivers had registered.
Less than 10% of this has been paid.
Peters responded to a parliamentary question posed by Democratic Alliance MP Ian Ollis: "I am informed that as of March 1 an amount of R543 544 574 worth of invoices were transferred to the VPC (Violations Processing Centre)."
MILLIONS SPENT IN DEBT COLLECTION
Peters also revealed that "an amount of R54.7-million (excluding VAT) had been spent on the collection of the debt". This included R32.8-million "for postage and printing of invoices" and a further R21.9-million for "the cost of debt collection processes".
However, responding to a second parliamentary question, Peters said of the total of R543.5-million transferred to the VPC, only R50-million or 9.21% had been paid by February 28 2014.
The VPC is the debt-collection division within the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) responsible for collecting and processing overdue e-tolls.
Contacted for comment on Wednesday (April 2), Sanral spokesman Vusi Mona said the R543.5-million included road users with e-tags who had overdue accounts and those who had not registered but were picked up by the tolling system.
Mona said: "It is those people who have amounts outstanding, whether registered or not."
Mona did not reveal what percentage of Gauteng drivers had registered.
