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Have the right attitude on the road this festive season
Schools across South Africa close for the festive season break on 15 December and traffic on the country’s major routes is expected to increase significantly from then on. The Automobile Association (AA) says motorists must prepare both their attitudes and vehicles properly for their journeys.
Fuel price disaster as petrol tests R20/l
November fuel price hikes announced by the Minister of Energy last night (Sunday, 1 November) will be disastrous for fuel users and consumers across the board. This is according to the Automobile Association (AA), which says a perfect storm of demand imbalances, refinery costs, natural gas price hikes and Rand weakness would see the petrol price close in on R20 a litre in the runup to Christmas.
Parliament must intervene at RTMC
The Automobile Association (AA) says an urgent inquiry by Parliament into the operational and financial affairs of the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) is necessary and overdue. The Association says the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport should also summon the Chairperson of the RTMC, Mr Zola Majavu to explain why he made false statements about the funding of the Corporation in the RTMC’s 2020 annual report.
Month-end fuel price hike could be ‘catastrophic’
Current data is predicting fuel price hikes of catastrophic proportions at the end of October for November. This is according to the Automobile Association (AA) which was commenting on recent exchange rate and commodities data.
E-toll funding must be secured elsewhere
Remarks by Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula, that e-tolls will not be scrapped, and that an e-toll funding solution will be found, are disappointing and out of step with the sentiments of the majority of Gauteng motorists. The Automobile Association (AA) reiterates its long-held view that the e-toll system in its present form will continue to fail as most motorists have a taken a principled stand against making e-toll payments.
Driving in the rain? Tips to stay in control at all times. Be safe not sorry.
The advent of spring has brought with it some rain in parts of the...