Johannesburg – The disputed e-Tolls will cease to exist from tomorrow, Thursday, (11 April 2024).
Announcing the development on Wednesday, Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said: “At the end of last month, I published in the Government Gazette a notice concerning the withdrawal of the toll declaration of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Projects, popularly known as e-tolls.
“This declaration will be effective on 11 April 2024 at 23:59, which means that from 12 April 2024, road users will no longer be charged for the use of the e-toll network.
“This means that after midnight tomorrow, e-tolls will no longer exist. However, the ring roads that formed part of this scheme will remain national roads.”
Overview of the process as it will unfold:
• On 11 April 2024 at 23:59:59, road users will no longer be charged for the use of the Gauteng e-toll routes:
• The obligation to pay e-toll remains till midnight on 11 April 2024.
• Road users will not be required to do anything when e-tolling is cancelled.
• Importantly, ‘current valid accounts’ can still be used for payments at toll plazas and other Value-Added Services (i.e. Parking). This is critical for the ongoing, long-term benefit of interoperability.
• The tag beeps will stop after midnight on 11 April 2024.
• The gantry lights and cameras will remain on for road safety purposes.
• The e-toll website will be updated with respect to the cancellation, including Mobility/Tag account functionality for services, i.e. interoperability and parking, etc.
• The e-toll stores will remain open as the tag can still be used for interoperability, account queries and other potential transport-related services that will be determined in due course. The e-toll branding will be removed in phases.
• E-toll invoices will be rolled up until the last day and issued up until this period.
“Due to potential delays in the postal system, invoices will still be received sometime after 12 April 2024,” the minister said.
“However, no transactions post-midnight on 11 April 2024 will appear on the invoice or statement.”
At the press briefing announcing the end of e-tolls, the minister was flanked by Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, Transport and Logistics MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, Deputy Director-General for Roads in the National Department of Transport Chris Hlabisa, SANRAL Board Chair Themba Mhambi, and other Board members SANRAL CEO Reginald Demana, and executives.
