Question NW3 to the Minister of Transport
22 February 2016 - NW3
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)How many road users have since 1 October 2015 purchased e-tags in each month for the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP); (2) how many of the e-tage purchased since 1 October 2015 (a) still constitute an active account and (b) are no longer in use; (3) how many road users in each month since 1 October 2015 have made use of the GFIP main roads on which the e-tolling system has been installed; (4) what is the monthly amount collected since 1 October 2015 by the e-tolling system?
Reply:
(1) October 2015: 31 802
November 2015: 24 667
December 2015: 18 845
January 2016: 29 621
(2) (a) October 2015: 28 950
November 2015: 22 558
December 2015: 17 481
January 2016: 27 983
(b) October 2015: 2 852
November 2015: 2 109
December 2015: 1 364
January 2016: 1 638
(3) These numbers are not to be construed as accounts that have been de-activated. Non-active accounts, inter alia, include a change of vehicle ownership for that account unit. The number of individual vehicle license numbers (number plates) that were read for the respective months:
October 2015: 2 672 227
November 2015: 2 669 777
December 2015: 2 792 687
January 2016: 2 651 127
(4) The graph below provides the projected cash flow as well as actual received for the GFIP since toll commencement. Note that the green bars shows the actual collected for the month, whereas the orange bars shows the projected revenue for the month. The projections are revised whenever circumstances changed, in order to project a reasonable cash flow projection.