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SACCI support for e-tolls - Newsroom - 26-11-2013
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has welcomed the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (SACCI) support for e-tolling in Gauteng, which will go live on 3 December.
This comes after CEO of SACCI, Neren Rau, urged his members to comply with e-tolling.
Sanral spokesperson Vusi Mona said: “As with the Gauteng highways, big business is a vital part of the economy of not only this province but of the country.
“It is therefore a significant endorsement to have its backingâ€.
SACCI has in 2010 expressed concern at the cost to business of traffic congestion caused by poor maintenance of infrastructure.
The Chamber said: “Based on estimates of 90 000 vehicles travelling between Pretoria and Johannesburg between 06:30am and 08:30am on weekdays, with one person per vehicle and an average of R170 per hour, SACCI conservatively estimates that the cost to the economy is R15 million per hourâ€.
Sanral offers a number of services for businesses with regards to e-tolling which includes:
Bulk Registration Service
The service offers groups of people (in excess of 50) a service whereby registration is facilitated at a venue of their choice. This service is ideal for a company that has staff members that are Gauteng e-road users.
Fleet Registration
A Fleet Registration Service is offered to a company that has a fleet of vehicles. A variety of services are offered to facilitate the obtaining and registration of e-tags:
· Road user education by means of presentation.
· Convenient registration process.
· Access to an interface for account registration and maintenance.
· E-tag issuing and distribution.
· A dedicated support team which operates between 6am and 10pm, 7 days week.
If a company’s fleet is managed by a fleet management service provider, a company can contact its fleet manager to enquire about the e-toll services offered.
“Sanral wishes to make the registration process as convenient as possible for businesses to ensure maximum compliance in Gauteng,†said Mona. - SAnews.gov.za