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How the new demerit system for South African road users will effect you

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The new demerit system for South African road users is now law.

On 5 October, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said the official start date for the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences or AARTO law would soon be announced. He also added that the law will definitely be “in full effect from June next year”.

LISTEN to how the new law will work, how it is likely to impact you and some potential problems with its implementation: 
11 Oct 2019 6AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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