FOLLOWING the fuel price hikes in September and October, South African commuters will be forced to dig even deeper into their pockets in the near future.

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This after the Minister of Transport, Joe Maswanganyi announced an increase in the national licensing transaction fees in 2018.

The increase forms part of the transaction fees local registering authorities (licensing centres) must pay the Road Traffic Management Corporation for each motorist it processes, in terms of The Road Traffic Management Corporation Act, l.

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The fees will increase by R30 (from R42 to R72) as of 1 February 2018.

This is a massive spike, as the fee has since 2009, gone up by R6.

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