The board of the embattled SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) has resolved to suspend the process of pursuing e-toll debt with immediate effect. This includes historic debt and summonses applied for from 2015, the agency said in a brief statement on Wednesday. The board passed the urgent resolution during a meeting held on Tuesday. Sanral’s e-tolling project, which was launched in December 2013, has largely been a failure as a result of low levels of compliance from Gauteng motorists. Subsequently, the agency has struggled with low revenues and rising debt levels. In its statement on Tuesday, Sanral said the board resolved that given the initiative led by President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the e-tolls payment impasse, it will, with immediate effect, suspend the process of pursuing e-toll debt. “No new summonses will be applied for … this decision will be constantly monitored by the board and reviewed according to prevailing circumstances,” the statement said.
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