Nearly 3,500 Cape Town motorists are sleeping easier after paying their fines or making arrangements to pay them over the next few months. They attended the City’s recent Traffic Fine Roadshow, which was held in Parow.
“Taking services to the community not only promotes engagement and builds good relationships but also enhances compliance with municipal regulations,” MMC JP Smith added.
Motorists sleeping easier after paying fines
The City says representations on more than 32,000 outstanding fines and warrants, with a total value of over R14 million, were made during the 5-day roadshow. The Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith, says by the time the curtain fell on the last day of the roadshow, motorists had settled 10,279 fines and 3,892 warrants totaling R4 204 070.
Smith says, “The popularity of the roadshow once again demonstrated the importance of ease of access to municipal services.”
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Motorists made arrangements to pay an additional R10 million
At the same time, they made arrangements to pay an additional R10 million. Smith says they also advised the motorists to settle those reduced fines before the agreed-upon date, as it can then change into a summons and/or a warrant with additional costs.
Staff at the City also cleared 849 administration marks. The admin mark prevents a motorist with outstanding warrants from conducting transactions via the National Traffic Information System (NaTIS), like renewing their motor vehicle licence or driver’s licence.
He said, “Accountability is key in promoting road safety, and hopefully their willingness to pay also signals an intent to change the behaviour that led them to the queue in the first place.”
Traffic fines & Warrants
Furthermore, Smith gave an example of traffic infringements committed in the city. He says, by way of an example – between July 2024 and February 2025, the City’s Traffic Service recorded more than 2,2 million transgressions.
He concluded, “We would like to thank motorists and vehicle owners who visited the roadshow and cleared their outstanding fines.”
Smith has asked motorists to only use authorised channels to pay their fines. He says third party service providers are not endorsed by the City’s Traffic Service and to use those services is done at the individual’s own risk. The MMC is aware of instances where members of the public have lost money in this manner. He has encouraged those affected, to report such instances to the South African Police Service.
