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Question: Is it permitted for a learner driver to have more than one passenger in the motor vehicle, other than the licenced driver in the front passenger seat? Answer: You must always be accompanied by a driver who holds a valid driving licence for the same class of vehicle that you are driving. That person must sit on ...

Question: To who it may concern, I would like to find out from you if it is possible for a Brazilian National Moving to South Africa is able to do the Learners Licence and Drivers licence in South Africa?? My wife who has not got a liecence yet will be moving to SA with me on a Perminant ...

Question: To whom it may concern Please advise me of the following. One of my vehicles registered in my name is being used by someone who will not return the vehicle and there is a legal case against him. In the interim I signed up with Pay fines on the internet and to my horror ...

Nine people have been arrested in Pietermaritzburg and Chatsworth for defrauding the Road Accident Fund (RAF) of nearly R5 million. Police spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Vincent Mdunge, said eight of them were also held for alleged fraudulent claims – that have not been paid out – of R92 million. “The SAPS was inundated with reports of alleged fraud ...

Question: Hi,I am trying to find out how many mm can a item hang over each side and rear of a flat bed bakkie,size 1700mm wide x2450mm long.Single axel . Answer: Regulation 227 applies 1,8 m to the rear and 150 mm to the sides. Projections in case of vehicle other than motor cycle, motor tricycle or pedal cycle Reg 227.   ...

A shortage of the tar ingredient bitumen was hampering pothole repairs in Nelson Mandela Bay, the municipality said on Wednesday. “The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s turn-around time for fixing potholes and the tarring of roads currently affected due to the national shortage of bitumen…,” said spokesperson Kupido Baron in a statement. Bitumen is an oily black ...

Question: I am currently performing a driver training programme and was asked an interesting question: is it permissible under any circumstances to drive over the alcohol limit on either a private road OR private property? Answer: There are no rules in the road traffic legislation on that. It would depend on the rules the owner of the property ...

Question: Subject:        PROSECUTING GUIDELINES FOR SPEED MEASURING EQUIPMENT AND  TRAFFIC LIGHT VIOLATION MONITORING EQUIPMENT Message: ——– Are this guidelines only a recommendation to be followed by traffic departments or have they a legal backing? i.e. Would a violation of these guidelines hold up in court as an argument against a speeding fine? Answer: It is just a guideline . Prosecutors ...

Question: I would like to know if there is a specific clause/regulation in the South African Road Traffic Act or South African rules of the road manual that states making a u-turn on a highway is illegal? Answer: Reg 297 applies Driving on divided public road Reg 297. (1)          Whenever any public road has been divided into two or more roadways by ...

Question: Is it legal to ride a go- kart on a public road even if it is closed off with a boom? Answer: It depends if it is a public road. If the road is used by a sector of the community and there is a mix of traffic it will be considered a public road and it will ...

Question: Are side car motor bikes with a engine capacity of 750cc permitted on freeways and National roads, I am unable to find any reference in the National road traffic act. Answer: The definition of a motor cycle in the Act is a motor vehicle having 2 wheels and includes any such vehicle having a side car attached. Regulation ...

Question: I wish to know whether having bowel altering surgery would result in an elevated blood alcohol concentration, above a BAC level that would have resulted if one were to have no bowel altering surgery ? I have had 1/3 of my small intestines and the entire colon removed, how would this impact on the alcohol absorption ...

Question: We, Algoa Bay Council for the Aged,operate a 22 seater bus to transport the aged, who are members of ABCA, free of charge to various places in and around Port Elizabeth. Do we need to obtain an Operating Licence from the DOT? Answer: It depends what you mean by operator licence. The vehicle will get an operator disc for ...

Question: We drive alot between East London Mthata and King Williams Town on the N2 in the Eastern Cape. Who can I contact if there is a animal lying in the road or when i see a truck hitting a cow and not stopping etc Please let me know Answer: Hi – thank you for the email you ...

Question: “I have a Scooter which is a 150 cc , and I want to know if I can carry my 3 year old daughter with not problem with the law or police in Joburg. The play school is just 15 minutes walking and 5 minutes  in the motorbike, by the time we arrive to the ...

There is a worldwide drive towards reducing motorized transport. Transport officials are focusing much of their attention on reducing traffic congestion by reducing the number of vehicles on our roads as well as increasing the opportunity for public transport. One aspect which needs to be emphasized as well is the benefits of ridesharing through lift clubs. ...

Question: Can you guys perhaps help me with the following: What does the law state regarding the registration of emergency/rescue vehicles equipped with sirens and lights iro who are allowed to operate these vehicles. The reason why I ask is that we are looking at a project that will be based on community work and currently face ...

Question: Please assist… My company assists our customers alongside the road on a 24/7 basis with any tyre problems. The vehicles are eqquiped with a triple light on the roof. Do we need a special certificate for these vehicles? Thanking you in advance. Answer: You are not allowed to have lights on the roof unless the vehicle is a breakdown vehicle ...

Question: What is the cost to change ownership of a vehicle from one person to another? Answer: The change of ownership involves the registration fee and the fee for licensing of the vehicle The registration fee is determined per province and ranges from 90-200 and the licence fee depends on the tare (empty weight) of the vehicle. Your appropriate registering ...

Question: Good day I have had a request from relatives living in the UK for the maximum width trailer allowed on our roads towed by a Bakkie. I think that if you are able to supply this information they would probably require the distance also from ball to axle and also length from axle to rear ...