Toll fee hikes 2025: What it will cost to drive on SA roads
Motorists will have to dig a bit deeper into their pockets from Saturday, 1 March as Sanral has confirmed the toll fee hikes for 2025.
The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has announced a 4.84% increase in annual toll fees, effective from Saturday, 1 March 2025.
The tariffs are adjusted annually in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as obtained from Statistics
South Africa (Stats SA).
SANRAL CONFIRMS TOLL FEE INCREASES FOR 2025
The 4.84% adjustment was published in the Government Gazette of 7 February 2025 and is less than last year’s 6.25% adjustment.
As reported by Business Tech, the 4.84% adjustment will take N1 Platinum Route toll fees for standard light vehicles to between R7.20 and R108, while toll fees for the busy N3 route will also increase between R20 and R347.
Sanral spokesperson Vusi Mona explained that toll revenue is necessary to maintain, operate and improve toll roads, as well as to service debt incurred to implement a toll road project.
Mona said the funds go a long way towards ensuring that Sanral fulfils its mandate of delivering quality road infrastructure that adds value to the lives of South African citizens.
He also said that key economic infrastructure, such as the national road network, is a precondition for
providing basic services such as electricity, water, sanitation, telecommunications and public transport, and this road network therefore needs to meet industrial, commercial, and household needs.
“Sanral is empathetic to the South African public, considering the current state of the economy. However, it is equally important to introduce the adjustments to ensure that the agency continues to deliver safe and quality roads to the benefit of all road users,” added Mona.