Question NW1916 to the Minister of Transport
27 September 2016 - NW1916
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)(a) What is the current total number of registered vehicles that are making use of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), (b) how many of the specified vehicles (i) have been e-tagged and (ii) paid their accounts; (2) how many vehicles that are making use of the GFIP (a) paid their accounts and (b) how many accounts are outstanding in each month as at the latest specified date for which information is available?
Reply:
(1) (a) Approximately 2.5 million individual vehicle registration numbers are identified on the GFIP during a month.
(b) (i) 1.4 million registered e-tag account holders.
(ii) Just over 1.3 million.
(2) (a) Just over 1.3 million.
(b) Currently in the VPC there are just over 2.9 million accounts with a balance owing, however 1.2 million thereof owe less than R500 each. (as at the middle of August).