By Staff Reporter
The Road Freight Association (RFA) has warned that the expansion of AARTO could clog the appeals system, place new pressure on licensing authorities and disrupt fleet operations if the system is not simplified and refocused.
The association said that while it supported measures to improve road safety, the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences system remained too broad, too complex, and too administratively demanding.
The warning comes after the government said AARTO Phase 2 would proceed from 1 July across 62 local and metropolitan municipalities, building on the earlier implementation in Johannesburg and Tshwane.
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AARTO is an administrative traffic-offence enforcement system that is expected to introduce demerit points in a later phase, including penalties that could lead to the suspension of driving licences and operator cards.
RFA chief executive Gavin Kelly said the association
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