by Automobile Association of South Africa | Aug 4, 2020 | Press releases
Association repeats call for higher minimum standards for vehicle safety The inclusion of some safety features on entry-level vehicles remains low in South Africa, although some positive developments in this regard have happened. This is according to the 2020...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Aug 6, 2020 | Press releases
Connecting cars … MiX Telematics Africa Managing Director, Mr Gert Pretorius (left) and AA CEO, Mr Willem Groenewald, say the partnership between the two companies will provide game changing technology to South African motorists. In a major step towards empowering...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Aug 25, 2020 | Press releases
In the current economic climate consumers are becoming more demanding about the products they buy, and are looking at getting the most value from anything which costs money. David Chard, Managing Director of AA Warranties says for this reason people must do their...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Aug 25, 2020 | Press releases
Enforcement and education key to changing behaviour Changing traffic laws relating to drunk driving is meaningless and will be ineffective if current laws that regulate alcohol and driving are not properly implemented and enforced first. This is the view of the...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Sep 11, 2020 | Press releases
South African parents overwhelmingly support investment in safe walking and cycling to protect children on their journey to school from both COVID-19 and road danger, an international opinion survey conducted by YouGov for the Child Health Initiative shows. The...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Sep 17, 2020 | Press releases
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday 16 September announced that the country would be moving to Lockdown Alert Level 1 as of midnight on Sunday, 20 September. This move means more areas of the economy will open, and that certain restrictions have been lifted. For...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Sep 30, 2020 | Press releases
The Automobile Association (AA) says a moratorium on fining motorists without renewed driving licences must be implemented as a matter of urgency, and that immediate steps be taken to fix the current renewal processes. “The current system was broken even before the...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Oct 22, 2020 | Press releases
Association stands by assertion that AARTO geared for revenue collection and not to promote road safety Recently-published draft regulations of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act, make a mockery of the claim that the law is...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Oct 28, 2020 | Press releases
The AA-Kinsey Report released today shows that although some vehicle parts have dropped, on the whole prices are up from 2019 and are running above the government-stated inflation rate. “Motoring has become more expensive, certainly from a parts perspective, and the...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Nov 16, 2020 | Press releases
Proposed amendments to the National Road Traffic Act to reduce the legal blood alcohol limits for drivers to zero will criminalise innocent motorists, and is unlikely to have the results authorities think it will. This is the view of the Automobile Association (AA) in...
