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Question: Was wondering if you could help me with the following: We are an events/activation company One of our clients (vehicle brand) is wanting us to arrange a Convoy of 15x vehicles to drive through from Johannesburg to Durban during holiday time. Are there any rules, regulations or permissions we need to apply for or know about ...

Crosses from wood, markers from stone, some decorated with plastic flowers and others displaying photographs of the dead. Roadside memorials marking the locations of fatal traffic accidents have become a common sight in South Africa. The unfortunate reality is that many of these accidents are caused by professional drivers in the transport industry, and the ...

The Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) has received numerous enquiries from the public and media since mid-September relating to Volkswagen AG’s use of defeat devices on certain diesel vehicles. Since the announcement by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on 18 September, local motorists have raised questions about the impact of the use of defeat ...

Once again, MiWay is using technology to create a positive customer experience for their clients. MiWay clients can now get R1,000 back on their excess when they submit their motor vehicle accident claims via the MiWay App. Starting 12 October 2015, customers who use the MiWay App (www.miway.co.za/app) to submit motor vehicle accident claims will benefit ...

Question: A private school with over 100 students opened in a residential house zoned as residential 1. This is illegal and has been reported to the council in August 2014. The problem is the fact that access to this property is through a panhandle and there is limited parking on the property, and no street frontage. The ...

Question: Is the a separate drivers license for a low speed vehicle like a tractor? Answer: A driving licence is needed only for driving a vehicle on a public road. A code B licence (light motor vehicle) allows one to drive a tractor too. A B5 licence authorises the driving of a tractor only, not other light motor vehicles. The ...

Question: Good Day. I sold my one car a few years back and am still not sure if the person has taken it off of my name and registered it under theirs yet. Please let me know how I can check all vehicles registered under my name or ID number. As when I do want to do my ...

Question: What is maximum overlap is for goods on a trailer pulled by a bakkie? Answer: Overall length of vehicle Reg 221.   No person shall operate on a public road— (a)     a trailer which is coupled to a drawing vehicle in such a manner that the trailer and the drawing vehicle cannot swivel in a horizontal plane at the coupling, if ...

Amanda Davies, Anchor, CNN World Sport Amanda Davies hosts ‘The Circuit’, Friday 28 August at 4.30pm on CNN International If I’ve spent my career being asked questions about being a woman in sports journalism – just imagine what it’s like for the women who work in F1. And I’m not talking about the grid girls. You can count ...

Question: I need to pass license for a small truck (6-8Tons). I am holder of the code EB driver’s license. Do I have to pass a Leaner License again in order to be tested for Truck driver’s licence? What code do I need to pass? I will appreciate your answer. Answer: A list of licence codes and what ...

The Arrive Alive website received the following email which we passed on to the National Roads Agency as well: Subject: N17 HIGHWAY MUGGING Message: “Good afternoon I am not quite sure who to report this incident to. Kindly refer me to the correct person if not for your department. We are frequent users of the N17 Toll Road, between ...

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Question: Hi. I hope you can help me I over heard someone talking and they says that you need a licence to tow a trailer with the K53. This is true? Answer: A Code B licence (light motor vehicle) allows you to tow a trailer that does not exceed 750 kg in weight. To tow a heavier trailer, you ...

During this weekend the South African Police Service conducted intelligence-driven disruptive operations in all nine provinces in an effort to fight back against the scourge car theft and hi-jacking. In a multidisciplinary approach members from our Crime Intelligence Unit, the Flying Squad, Dog Unit, Detectives and The Vehicle Investigation Services (VIS) targeted “backyard” panelbeaters, chop shops, ...

On 4 August 2015, swift police response resulted in the arrest of one suspect after they recovered two vehicles shortly after they were hijacked during two separate incidents; both incidents occurred in Dutton Street, Bloemfontein. The hijackings happened within a time difference of twenty minutes; the suspects allegedly used the same modus operandi of accosting the ...

Question: Please could you advise if it is legal to have one side of the same road 80km\ph and the opposite direction still 60 km\hr on an open stretch of road ? The 60 km\hr also becomes 80 km\hr several hundred metres later. We have traffic officials in our area issuing speeding fines for going over ...

Question: Good Day, Is there any law or regulation prohibiting a driver of a vehicle from having a pet, child or a large parcel on their lap? I frequently see people driving with pets on their laps. I find it quite frightening having read/heard of two incidents recently where dogs may have been incidental in causing road ...

Questions: We are a transport company with truck sizes ranging from 3.5 – 8 tons. What are the fire extinguisher size requirements for above mentioned vehicles? Answer: There are no fire extinguisher requirements for freight vehicles. There are only fire extinguisher requirements for Dangerous Goods Vehicles and for Passenger vehicles in Regulation 260 Fire extinguishers Reg 260. (1) Every mini-bus operating for ...

On Wednesday 29 July 2015 a lookout was issued for a Toyota Hilux which had been stolen in Arcadia, Pretoria. SAPS units spotted the stolen Hilux which was being escorted by two black VW Polo m/v’s. The suspicious vehicles split up and sped off, pursued by police units, including a police helicopter. The one black ...

Question: Please can you advise me on whether it is legal for my son who has a learners to drive with a licensed driver and carry passengers. i.e. my other children? Answer: Yes, it is legal, provided the accompanying driver holds a valid driving licence for that class of vehicle which the learner driver is driving, and is ...