Will demerit points be accepted by the taxi industry? (Photo: Wesbank)
AARTO is both old and new. Although it was first tabled in 1998 and has been operating in Gauteng since 2008, the most controversial aspect of AARTO (Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences), its demerit points, hasn't been implemented yet.
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