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Errant and negligent motorists who flagrantly disregard road rules will have to contend with hefty traffic penalties when the new standard scale of fines, which prescribe a maximum penalty of $700 and imprisonment, become operational on Tuesday.
Government has hiked fines for road traffic offenders by more than 2 200 percent in what could fuel corruption on the country’s roads as motorists try to avoid paying the stiff penalties.
Government is planning to hike traffic fines in a controversial move it claims will reduce road accidents, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has revealed.
A Harare man reportedly bashed two cops before stealing a bag with $65 in traffic fines. Piyano Simbarashe, 33, appeared before Harare magistrate Barbra Mateko charged with assaulting a peace officer and theft.
By Zvamaida Murwira and Freeman Razemba Motorists will, with immediate effect, have to fork out more in traffic fines following the coming into force of a new scale of fines to be effected by the Zimbabwe Republic Police as pronounced in the Finance Act. This follows the signing into law by President Mugabe of the […]
By Ndakaziva Majaka Long-suffering motorists should brace themselves for yet another steep hike in the cost of driving, with the country’s broke government giving notice on Thursday that road traffic fines will rise significantly from early next year as desperate authorities look for revenue from all possible sources. Presenting his 2017 national budget, Finance minister Patrick […]
It has emerged that only the courts can fine motorists and pedestrians $200 for picking up passengers or boarding vehicles at undesignated points as the police cannot collect fines above $20. The clarification was made yesterday as the public was warned against being duped by corrupt police officers. The penalties are under Statutory Instrument 41 […]
Motorists and pedestrians risk being fined $200 or imprisonment for picking passengers or boarding vehicles at undesignated points.
By Levi Mukarati Parliament has approved an increase in fines for various traffic offences from between US$5 and US$20 to a maximum US$100. The new fines become effective this Friday on New Year’s day. Motorists who proceed against a red traffic light, overtake over a solid white line, drive without a licence, or operate faulty vehicle […]
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — A Kuwaiti driver who apparently thought having license plates from another Gulf country would help avoid more than 1,600 traffic citations has been hit with a huge fine.