Not our intention to blacklist motorists, says ETC
Tolling company Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) has refuted allegations by the Organisation undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) that roads agency Sanral is waging war against motorists.
The company is embroiled in a war of words with Outa after it successfully applied to have a motorist, who owes R60 000 in outstanding e-toll fees, blacklisted.
ETC's Coenie Vermaak says the company has an obligation to recover large outstanding toll fees and the only possible way to do that is through summons.
"When road users do not respond to the summons, then ETC applies to the court to make that a default judgement.
“In a default judgement, the automatic recourse is that a road user is blacklisted."
Vermaak says it is no the company’s intention to get motorists blacklisted, it is merely following legal processes.
"Blacklisting is an automatic process that happens if a road user does not engage in this legal process."
Vermaak has urged motorists to contact the ETC on ways to settle historic debts.
"If road users are compliant in their current account, they can qualify for the maximum cap of R277.00 pm and engage with the Sanral on how to settle their historic debt."
The legal test case between Sanral and Outa to determine the legality of e-tolls is expected to head to court sometime this year.
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