Unpaid fines could paralyse businesses under new AARTO demerit system – Barry Berman (SA Fines) скачать в хорошем качестве

Unpaid fines could paralyse businesses under new AARTO demerit system – Barry Berman (SA Fines)

South Africa’s long-awaited Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system takes effect on 1 December 2025 in 69 municipalities, including Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, with smaller regions to follow in April. Barry Berman, CEO of traffic fine platform Fines SA, says he expects the current fine settlement rate, currently as low as 20%, to rise to over 90% with the introduction of the new demerit points system. In an interview with BizNews, Berman warned that unpaid fines could become a logistical nightmare for companies with vehicles, affecting not just the driver or fleet manager but the business itself. Under AARTO, traffic fines for company vehicles will now be linked directly to a business’s Registration Number (BRN), rather than an individual. This means unpaid fines could block the company’s BRN on the Electronic National Administration Traffic Information System (eNaTIS), halting vehicle licence disc renewals, new registrations, and suspending driver licences. Berman urged businesses to sign up with Fines SA to track and settle outstanding fines in time and cautioned motorists to be wary of clone sites and fraudulent apps. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:12 - AARTO rollout intro 00:41 - Meet Barry Berman (Fines SA) 00:52 - What changes for motorists 01:27 - Risks for businesses 01:40 - Demerit system explained 02:47 - How to prepare 03:41 - Ghost fines & scams 04:44 - Rollout timeline 05:47 - Old fines still valid 06:22 - Scale of unpaid fines 07:29 - Fines now administrative 07:57 - 90% payment goal 08:34 - Public frustration 09:37 - 50% discount incentive 10:23 - Appeals & driver nomination 11:20 - Reducing corruption 12:18 - BRN for businesses 13:28 - Wrap-up Video production by Siziphiwe Ntlaningeshe Support South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - https://bit.ly/4ifcIWO Your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - https://bit.ly/3is4b7l Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @biznewstv