The dots can easily be detected with an ultraviolet light and magnifier. According to the National Road Traffic Act amendments signed by Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele on March 9, and welcomed by Business Against Crime South Africa (Bacsa), all motor vehicles requiring a South African Police Service vehicle clearance would need to be fitted with microdots - effective immediately.
Bacsa said that microdotting all motor vehicles would restrict organised syndicates from selling stolen vehicles or parts. Microdotting would also enable the quick and accurate identification of stolen or hijacked vehicles, Bacsa spokesperson Fouché Burgers told Engineering News Online. Between 80 000 and 90 000 vehicles are stolen each year in South Africa, while 12 000 recovered vehicles were destroyed by the law enforcement agencies as they could not be identified. Microdot information, such as the vehicle manufacturer, supplier and installer of microdots, would be stored on the electronic National administration Traffic Information System (eNaTIS).
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