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AARTO offences that will land you in court. Picture: OUTA

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Warning: These are the AARTO offences that will land you in court

If you’re caught committing any of these AARTO offences, there are no fines admissible, you will go straight to court.

15-08-23 20:08
AARTO offences
AARTO offences that will land you in court. Picture: OUTA

The list of more stringent AARTO offences was upheld in the Constitutional Court on Wednesday 12 July 2023, paving the way for their implementation on 1 July 2024.

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Besides the driver demerit system which will see driver’s licenses suspended should you accrue 15-points-worth of AARTO offences, there are a host of infringements that will land you in court.

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UPDATED LIST OF AARTO OFFENCES

These are the AARTO offences that will land you in court. Picture: OUTA.

There are currently 2 659 offences listed on the AARTO website, including their fines and associated demerit points. There are 22 AARTO offences that will land you straight in court. You can find a full list of all AARTO offences below broken down into each category:

SPEEDING FINES
RULES OF THE ROAD
LICENSE VIOLATIONS
ROADWORTHINESS
PARKING VIOLATIONS
RECKLESS AND NEGLIGENT DRIVING

As a reminder, under the new AARTO offences list, your driver’s license can only be suspended twice before it is taken away permanently. Each suspension means having to retake a driver’s/learner’s qualification test from scratch.

AARTO OFFENCES THAT WILL LAND YOU IN COURT

ViolationFinePoints
Motor vehicle displaying no number platesCourt6
Motor vehicle with plates not applicableCourt6
Motor vehicle with both plates obscured or illegibleCourt6
Motor vehicle does not have an engine numberCourt6
Display temporary or special permit not applicable to motor vehicleCourt6
Vehicle operator not registeredCourt6
Exceeding the permissible maximum mass load by 13,99%Court6
Total vehicle mass exceeds 5 times the mass on driven axle by 13,99%Court6
Mass on the steering axle of articulated vehicle is less than 4% of total massCourt6
Mass on the steering axle of rigid vehicle is less than 7% of total massCourt6
Load on one side of axle exceeds that on the other by above 30%Court6
Exceeding the speed limit by above 40 km/hCourt6
Failing to stop at an accident to ascertain injuries and assistCourt6
Reckless drivingCourt6
Driving under the influenceCourt6
Blood alcohol level for ordinary motorist not less than 0,05 g per 100 mCourt6
Blood alcohol level for PrDP driver not less than 0,02 g per 100 mlCourt6
Breath alcohol level for ordinary motorist not less than 0,24 mg per 1 000 mlCourt6
Breath alcohol level for PrDP driver not less than 0,10 mg per 1 000 mlCourt6
Unauthorised tampering with vehicleCourt6
Furnishing false informationCourt6
False number plateCourt6

CHECK YOUR FINES

AARTO was declared on July 12 2023. Picture: OUTA.

AARTO says it is important to keep abridged of your fine status. You can check notices of any AARTO offences issued against you by visiting the aarto.gov.za website.

  • Click on “query my fine”.
  • Provide your ID number and driving license number.
  • Juristic entities can provide their business register number and the ID number of a proxy.

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