Welcome to AARTO facts
Everything you need to know about AARTO - in one place.
Have you received an AARTO fine starting with 02-4099 recently and not been able to make head or tail of it? There is a very good reason for this.
Click here for clarification on notices starting with 02-4099.
Have you received an AARTO 03 infringement notice starting with 02-4024 from the JMPD since April 2010? Many of these are completely illegal click here to check if yours meets the criteria.
Triple fine values and illegal AARTO 03 notices from the JMPD.
Since the end of the "pilot phase" of AARTO shockingly high amounts on fines issued to juristic persons (companies and the like) have been going out from the JMPD. Despite being the only other Metro to be implementing AARTO, Tshwane (Pretoria) apparently has not followed suit, leaving this firmly in Johannesburg's hands.
But then to add to this, AARTO notices which should be served via registered post have also been going out via standard surface mail. This is completely contrary to the Act and invalidates all notices that have gone out like this.
You can gain relief by visiting www.aartofacts.co.za where JPSA deals with this matter. You can also read the media release here or listen to the podcast from the 702/Cape Talk Midday Report with Chris Gibbons here. It is the second item, after the Glen Agliotti story.
The fate of AARTO is in the balance because of fine income budgets.
Recent news reports citing legal actions instituted by the RTMC and the JMPD against one another has flung the entire AARTO process into an even bigger state of disarray.
Click here to read what is going on.
The points demerit system comes into effect from
1 APRIL 2011 AND NOT BEFORE! Ignore the rubbish emails and forum postings that say otherwise! All they are doing is giving corrupt cops the chance to solicit bribes from you and/or sell stupid "Fine Toolkits". They are not based in fact and this is highly irresponsible behaviour amounting to nothing more than spam and scare-monger tactics.
JPSA strongly condemns this kind of behaviour.
This site is run by Justice Project South Africa in the interests of educating the public about the real effects that AARTO will have on them. It is NOT the "official AARTO website" which is run by the RTMC.
This site will give you the unglamorised and un-sensationalised truth about AARTO and will hopefully educate you sufficiently to understand what your rights and obligations are under it.
JPSA acknowledges and applauds the minister of transport, Sibusiso Ndebele for coming out so strongly against the corruption and fraud uncovered by the independent task team appointed to investigate the RTMC and former CEO Mr. Ranthoko Rakgoale. Perhaps he ( Rakgoale) and his equally corrupt band of robbers in the RTMC will be held accountable in court for the massive damage they caused South Africa?
Anyone who has a South African drivers' license and has not heard about AARTO could not have been paying much attention of late.
But then again, the custodians of AARTO, the RTMC have been very slow in educating the public about it, so one can be forgiven.
Most people however have heard about the points-demerit system which is going to come into force shortly in South Africa.
You need to prepare yourself for what is coming and what is currently in force because the only person you are hurting if you do not is you.
This site will help you familiarise yourself with some of the more important aspects of AARTO. The services we supply will help you navigate through the AARTO minefield.
Remember: It is very easy to turn around and say "I am a law abiding motorist", however a traffic law in South Africa involves way more than " keep left, pass right".
When you become aware of the multitude of offences that you can commit under AARTO and to the National Road Traffic Act , you will soon come to realise that your knowledge with respect to the law is extremely limited.
This does not necessarily make you a bad driver, but it does leave you open to prosecution under this Act - and present you with the very real danger of having your drivers' license suspended - or worse, withdrawn.
This site will give you the unglamorised and un-sensationalised truth about AARTO and will hopefully educate you sufficiently to understand what your rights and obligations are under it.
The RTMC's AARTO website can be found at www.aartosa.co.za if you have any queries that you would like to address with them. Please do not contact us to query if you have fines, if they have been marked as paid, etc. We can only assist you with specific queries as per our services page.
The AARTO facts website is run by JPSA to disseminate information on AARTO and provide assistance to motorists in dealing with their infringement notices.
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The implementation of AARTO does not mean that you have no rights any more.
It is a little known fact that traffic law has for a long time now been legislated and implimented in an extremely unfair and in many cases unconstitutional manner.
It is only by understanding your rights under AARTO and the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa that you will be in a position to protect yourself...
AARTO is an acronym for the "Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences". Quite a mouthful, isn't it?
Fines for less serious traffic offences are migrated from criminal offences to civil proceedings. Think that's good news? Think again!
Demerit points are earned on your driver's licence and when you exceed 12 your license is suspended for 3 months. Three suspensions and your driver's license is revoked.
Ignore your fines and you could lose your posessions and your driver's license.