Government delays Aarto roll-out over municipal readiness concerns
Municipalities flagged as unprepared have delayed the start of the Aarto demerit system, with training, system alignment and funding cited as key challenges.
The roll-out of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) has been postponed.
According to a statement by the Department of Transport, the decision to defer Aarto’s implementation to July 1, 2026, was made by Minister Barbara Creecy and Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa.
“The postponement comes amid an assessment by the department of the state of readiness in some of the municipalities that were to form part of the first implementation phase,” the statement reads.
The identified reasons include:
- Finalisation of training for law enforcement and back-office personnel
- Harmonisation of the current law enforcement systems used by various municipalities
- Funding requirements
The statement adds that a new proclamation with updated staggered implementation dates, with July 1, 2026, as the official launch, will be published soon.
“The phased approach of implementation will still be maintained as initially envisaged,” the statement concludes.
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