Another cost for Gauteng motorists? Association calls for licence disc fee hike to be halted
If the hikes are approved, Gauteng will charge the highest licence disc fees in the country for every vehicle weighing less than 3 500kg.
The Motor Industry Staff Association (Misa) has urged the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport to reconsider its plan to raise the licence disc renewal and vehicle registration fees. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy recently stated that the department will not seek approval from National Treasury for an increase in the Road Accident Fund fees, as South Africans are already experiencing financial strain.
Misa's Operations CEO, Martlé Keyter, opposes the fee hikes, arguing that South Africans are already burdened with high costs. "Misa calls on government to think very carefully before placing another cost on workers who need a car to get to work," Keyter said. If the proposed hikes are approved, Gauteng will have the highest licence disc fees in the country for vehicles weighing less than 3,500kg.
Keyter emphasized that these increases, when combined with rising petrol prices and other vehicle maintenance costs, will be particularly costly for motorists. The hikes come as petrol prices have reached R30 per litre in Gautang, adding R133 to the cost of filling a 40-litre tank.
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