Used Motor Spares National Road Traffic Management Act
Used Motor Spares play an integral role in the well being of South African people. Many of us rely on our old motor vehicles to get to work and do our daily business in order to feed our families and pay the bills. Cars are the pride and joy of every vehicle owner in South Africa, a dream every South African has adopted of owning a car, but maintaining a motor vehicle is another story all together.
A new law is set to be passed by parliaments 'National Road Traffic Management Act' by the end of the year 2013 which prohibits motor vehicle owners the right to buy ‘good used motor spares’, that usually come at half the price of the new part. The government expects automotive and commercial scrap yards to close their doors which will leave the entire motor industry in a shambles, forcing motorists to buy new cars and spares and the reason our shameless government gives is, “vehicle theft crime”.
A ban on the sale of used auto parts and the closure of motor scrap yards proves the "failure of our government" to provide adequate police protection, creation of jobs and the general well being of a nations people. Whatever happened to the ‘vehicle theft branch’ and why can’t the present police force keep the situation under control? Last year ‘micro-dotting’ of motor vehicle parts was made law before a police clearance certificate can be issued, at an additional cost of around R60-00. Surely this is a positive step towards curbing vehicle theft and crime together with vehicle trackers?
Most middle class South Africans cannot afford new cars, together with high insurance premiums. A motorist can cancel his insurance at any time and statistics show that 60% of the vehicles operating on public roads don't have cover. Last year Santam Insurance Company recovered over 600 million rand in salvaged vehicles alone. The re-use and re-cycling process of 'good used spare parts' is vital to our economy and global warming.
The economy and policing in South Africa is in a bad state of affairs and the country is in more debt than ever before. Times are tough, and at times like this the government should be assisting families by providing the four basic necessities of life which includes: food, shelter, protection and clothing. We rely on transportation and expect protection to and from our work place and without these two essential requirements a country cannot prosper. Together with high petrol prices and the new E-toll system our current state of affairs can only dwindel.
When the ANC took over in 1995 Nelson Mandela was interviewed on television and when asked what he was going to do for the country he replied: “The ANC will build two million homes, give free education to all children and free hospitilization to all women and children”. When asked how the ANC would pay for this he replied:
1. We will implement national toll roads 2. Legalize casinos 3. Make sure everyone pays tax 4. Introduce a state lottery. E-toll is the ‘cherry on top’, where do the billions of rands go each month generated by the above that were never in place before the ANC took over?
There is no such thing as FREE education or FREE medical care, and we have not yet seen the two million homes promised by the ANC and their cronies.
Used motor spares are an essential part of South African culture that keeps us going! The ANC are clearly mismanaging our country by passing such "insane laws", which are aimed at forcing people to scrap old cars and buy new vehicles, thereby lining their pockets through import tax, making the rich richer and the poor poorer.
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A new law is set to be passed by parliaments 'National Road Traffic Management Act' by the end of the year 2013 which prohibits motor vehicle owners the right to buy ‘good used motor spares’, that usually come at half the price of the new part. The government expects automotive and commercial scrap yards to close their doors which will leave the entire motor industry in a shambles, forcing motorists to buy new cars and spares and the reason our shameless government gives is, “vehicle theft crime”.
A ban on the sale of used auto parts and the closure of motor scrap yards proves the "failure of our government" to provide adequate police protection, creation of jobs and the general well being of a nations people. Whatever happened to the ‘vehicle theft branch’ and why can’t the present police force keep the situation under control? Last year ‘micro-dotting’ of motor vehicle parts was made law before a police clearance certificate can be issued, at an additional cost of around R60-00. Surely this is a positive step towards curbing vehicle theft and crime together with vehicle trackers?
Most middle class South Africans cannot afford new cars, together with high insurance premiums. A motorist can cancel his insurance at any time and statistics show that 60% of the vehicles operating on public roads don't have cover. Last year Santam Insurance Company recovered over 600 million rand in salvaged vehicles alone. The re-use and re-cycling process of 'good used spare parts' is vital to our economy and global warming.
The economy and policing in South Africa is in a bad state of affairs and the country is in more debt than ever before. Times are tough, and at times like this the government should be assisting families by providing the four basic necessities of life which includes: food, shelter, protection and clothing. We rely on transportation and expect protection to and from our work place and without these two essential requirements a country cannot prosper. Together with high petrol prices and the new E-toll system our current state of affairs can only dwindel.
When the ANC took over in 1995 Nelson Mandela was interviewed on television and when asked what he was going to do for the country he replied: “The ANC will build two million homes, give free education to all children and free hospitilization to all women and children”. When asked how the ANC would pay for this he replied:
1. We will implement national toll roads 2. Legalize casinos 3. Make sure everyone pays tax 4. Introduce a state lottery. E-toll is the ‘cherry on top’, where do the billions of rands go each month generated by the above that were never in place before the ANC took over?
There is no such thing as FREE education or FREE medical care, and we have not yet seen the two million homes promised by the ANC and their cronies.
Used motor spares are an essential part of South African culture that keeps us going! The ANC are clearly mismanaging our country by passing such "insane laws", which are aimed at forcing people to scrap old cars and buy new vehicles, thereby lining their pockets through import tax, making the rich richer and the poor poorer.
Please reply with your views to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
LOOKING 4 SPARES is a FREE service to our nation and its people and always will be !
