Transport department warns motorists ahead of Easter weekend
Transport authorities in Limpopo have vowed to clamp down on unroadworthy vehicles this Easter weekend.
Traffic authorities in the province conducted a roadblock on the N1 this morning as scores of motorists and passengers make their way to their various destinations.
Limpopo Transport MEC Mapula Mokaba-Phukwana said motorists who do not obey the rules of the road will find themselves facing the full might of the law.
"If a car is not roadworthy, we don't have any option but to impound the car. Some [motorists] are going to be arrested, some are going to be fined," she said.
Traffic volumes on N1 between Pretoria and Polokwane is expected to pick up on Thursday afternoon.
Edited by Marius van der Walt