City of Cape Town sees weekly increase in public transport vehicles impoundment

The City of Cape Town says it has noted an increase in the number of public transport vehicles that were impounded on a weekly basis.

In the past week, 326 public transport vehicles were impounded, compared to 264 the week before and 248 two weeks ago.

The City says the vehicles are impounded in terms of legislation, where drivers are unable to produce a valid operating licence, or are found to be operating contrary to the conditions of their operating licence.

‘’Statistics show that enforcement is happening and we attend to as many of the hundreds of complaints received each week. Our enforcement agencies have many priorities all of equal importance, but they cannot be everywhere at once,’’ said JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security.

‘’We are serious about making the roads safer for everyone, but the public also needs to step up. Our officers can do more if they do not have to police the behaviour of drivers who simply flaunt the law by driving drunk or speeding,’’ he added.

Smith reminded motorists that the City has new Traffic By-law’s in terms of impoundments, which authorises any enforcement officer to impound vehicles for a range of offences.

‘’The City may charge a daily or monthly tariff for storage of impounded vehicles and have three months from the date of the impoundment in which to retrieve their vehicles,’’ said JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security.

 

Done By: Esona Mfazwe