Driver's licence demerit system - rumour FAIL...

UPDATE:24 May
I see that this post is becoming popular all of a sudden, as the demerit system is back in the news. Please be advised that this info was written at the beginning of February – I’m am not aware of whether or not the details have changed in the interim. Right, back to it:

There’s an email currently doing the rounds about the new driver’s licence demerit system having come into force this week.

If you’d care to stop searching for Megan Fox pictures on this site (cough cough here cough cough) long enough to take a couple of minutes for a spot of light reading, may I present you with the official yawn-inducing reply:

Compiled by the Government Communication and Information System
Date: 09 Feb 2010
Title: Demerit system email ‘without merit’
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Pretoria – The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has urged the public to ignore emails making rounds that the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) has come into effect countrywide.

According to the email, the AARTO was implemented from Sunday night. Under the system, motorists who commit offences will lose merit points.

RTMC spokesperson Thandi Moya dismissed the email as false.

“The rolling out of AARTO countrywide will indeed happen and the plans are at an advanced stage gearing for the national roll out. The exact day and hour of the national roll out will be confirmed and made public in due course,” said Moya.

Moya advised the public to refrain from taking any information on AARTO as fact unless articulated by the Department of Transport or RTMC as the source.

“We call upon all members of the public to only entertain announcements made by the Department of Transport and the RTMC in this matter as these are the only centres with a legitimate and official voice on the facts surrounding AARTO and its implementation details,” said Moya. – BuaNews

Original article link.

Fascinating.

Now back to work you lot.