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If you’re caught breaking these rules of the road, these are the fines you’ll pay. Picture: RTMC.

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What you’ll pay if you break these road rules in SA

Since we published our article on AARTO fines for expired licenses, our WhatsApp line has been inundated with requests for more details about the cost of speeding penalties and other violations. ALSO READ: Fitness of vehicle violations: How much you’ll pay in fines Click on the link above for the list of what you’ll pay if your vehicle is […]

road rules SA
If you’re caught breaking these rules of the road, these are the fines you’ll pay. Picture: RTMC.

Since we published our article on AARTO fines for expired licenses, our WhatsApp line has been inundated with requests for more details about the cost of speeding penalties and other violations.

ALSO READ: Fitness of vehicle violations: How much you’ll pay in fines

Click on the link above for the list of what you’ll pay if your vehicle is deemed unfit to drive. Now we’re going to tackle driving violations. As you’ll see, AARTO and the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) are clamping down on dangerous driving and the associated fines will empty your wallet fast.

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You may not have even known some of the below infringements were finable offences … but they are, so now there’s no excuse. Here are the fines you’ll pay if you’re caught breaking the following rules of the road:

RULES OF THE ROAD FINES

Violation Fine Points
Failing to keep to the left R1 000 3
Driving on the wrong side of the road R1 000 3
Overtaking illegally on the left R1 000 3
Cutting in after overtaking R1 000 3
Overtaking on the shoulder/verge R1 000 3
Overtaking on a blind rise/curve R1 000 3
Accelerating while being overtaken R1 000 3
Obstructing oncoming traffic while overtaking R1 000 3
Passing a stationary bus without due care R500 1
Driving on shoulder when unsafe to do so R500 1
Driving across a road when it is unsafe R1 000 3
Entering a road when it is unsafe to do so R1 000 3
Obstructing traffic when changing lanes R1 000 3
Failing to use indicators R500 1
Failing to yield to the right at a circle R750 2
Failing to keep left while making a turn R750 2
Turning right while unsafe R750 2

There are currently 2 659 offences listed on the AARTO website, click the link HERE to check the full list of fine amounts.

Traffic officers pulling over motorists. Picture: RTMC.

As a reminder on the driver demerit points system. It is currently not in operation, but if and when it does come online, motorists can accumulate 15 demerit points on their license before it is suspended. An expired license can only be suspended twice before it is cancelled.

AARTO encourages motorists to check the status of infringement notices against their name by visiting the aarto.gov.za website:

  • Click on Query my Fine.
  • Provide your ID number and driving license number.
  • Juristic entities can provide their business register number and the ID number of a proxy.

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