Heavy truck restrictions 'meaningless'

SHERMAN AMOS

Wheels24 reader SHERMAN M AMOS writes that Minister Dipuo Peters must revisit professional driving permit (PrDP) requirements and qualifications for these drivers rather than impose meaningless travel restriction times.

Currently there are  close to half a million PrDP drivers on NaTIS who have not renewed their PrDP's. This number is indicative of the lack of interest, political will and of effective law enforcement notwithstanding that this information is available to law enforcement and transport department on NaTIS and the requirement on the operator as stipulated in section 50 of the National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996.