Vehicle Population in South Africa at 1 December 2009

As South Africans prepare for Festive Season travels, it is interesting to share information on the number of vehicles in South Africa. We will be sharing the roads with many other road users – but how many road users are there and from which vehicle type are they?

Find below South Africa’s vehicle population as reflected [...]

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Vehicle statistics in South Africa 1 November 2009

How many vehicles in South Africa at 1 November 2009? We are pleased to share the data provided by our friends from eNaTIS. This data is an eye opener to those concerned about road safety. Only with access to this data can we design road safety strategies and address specific concerns!

I was fortunate to recently [...]

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How many vehicles in South Africa on 30 September 2009?

Do you know how many vehicles are on our roads – and how many in each province? Did you know that there are 110 623 minibuses in the Gauteng Province? The data provided by eNaTIS enables us to see exactly how many registered vehicles are on the roads of South Africa at the end of [...]

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This is why car insurance is a necessity in South Africa!

In most developed countries it is law to have your car insured. In South Africa this is not a requirement – and it is with a sense of fear that you ask a friend who has been in an accident “Do you have car insurance?” I have recently been called to assist a friend at [...]

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Car Insurer finds women fear parallel parking!

We have discussed the FACT that some insurers regard women drivers as safer drivers and are willing to allow them a reduced premium for car insurance. But can they park – and more specifically perform parallel parking?

A UK insurance company has found that women are far more scared of parallel parking in public than men. [...]

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What do the Crime Statistics 2009 tell us, specifically regarding Car Insurance?

We added a blog story yesterday titled “Crime statistics confirm the need for car insurance!”.

This was done shortly after the release of the crime statistics for South Africa by the Minster of Police. We made reference to increases in vehicle hijackings and truck hijackings.

The full report has now been made available and there are a [...]

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Crime statistics confirm the need for car insurance!

Earlier today the Minister of Police revealed the crime statistics for South Africa. The sad truth is that South Africa is still trapped in a web of crime, with 5700 serious crimes reported every day in the country.

It has been revealed that the Police are reporting 18 000 murders per year. Business robberies are up [...]

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Would any car insurer offer to insure the vehicles of police officials?

Police Vehicle in accident

It has been revealed that taxpayers paid R88-million for a new fleet of cars for the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department. A report also alerted the taxpayers to the shocking treatment by police officials of their vehicles…

The Star newspaper provided a list of incidents involving EMPD cars between July 2008 and June [...]

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Vehicle sales have fallen, but how many vehicles do we have in South Africa?

Yesterday it was revealed that South Africa’s new vehicle sales fell by 25.9 percent year-on-year in July. It was also reported that the automotive industry, one of the biggest in the country’s manufacturing sector has been in decline for more than two years.

The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers (NAAMSA) said total new sales dropped to [...]

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