Question NW3721 to the Minister of Transport
28 November 2017 - NW3721
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)Whether any of the data contained in the Electronic National Traffic Information System (eNatis system), are unclear and unusable; if so, (a) what are the relevant details regarding the number and percentage of the total and (b) what steps is he taking to handle the situation; if not, (2) whether the system can be regarded as usable on the whole; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether the eNatis system will be ready to use when the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (Aarto) is implemented countrywide; if not, (a) why not and (b) what data base will be used for folling out the Aarto; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. Yes, a small percentage of the data contained in the Electronic National Traffic Information System may not be usable due to the capturing errors by clerks at registering authorities as well as driving licensing centres or negligence to update the details when the owner provides new address particulars. (a) the number and percentage is indeterminate as it can only be identified when the owner provides updated details and (b) the process of cleaning the data has commenced when Regulation 32A of the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000 was introduced at the end of 2015. The effect of the regulation is such that any person who is going to transact on the Electronic National Traffic Information System has to produce proof of residence or address so that it can be captured to refresh the data. For the FY 2016/7 905014 addresses have been updated.
2. The system is usable as a whole. All the registers within the System are currently being utilised.
3. The system is in use for AARTO purposes currently. One of the Registers within the Electronic National Traffic Information System known as the National Contraventions Register is being used to administer the AARTO processes.