Competition Tribunal to prosecute furniture removal firms for price fixing
Eleven furniture removal firms have been found to have agreed to add a levy of R350 to the amount they charged customers moving furniture on Gauteng e-toll roads
Eleven furniture removal companies and their association are facing prosecution in the Competition Tribunal for price fixing, involving the e-tolls levy they charge customers whose goods are transported across Gauteng highways. An investigation by the Competition Commission, launched in February disclosed that the furniture removal companies agreed to add a levy of R350 to the amount they charged to their customers transporting furniture on Gauteng highways that had e-tolls. The purpose of the agreement was to pass on to consumers the added costs incurred when transporting furniture using highways in Gauteng because of e-tolls.
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