"Outa will not appeal the judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal. Outa is constrained by shortages of funds," he told reporters in Johannesburg. "We are exhausted from a funding point of view. We still owe our lawyers R1.8m and it will cost R1.5m to continue. We realised that we are out of money," he added.
He said that after input from various sources Outa realised it did not have the funds to continue the legal battle and should instead find other ways of fighting e-tolls.
Duvenage urged motorists not to buy e-tags, and said it was not illegal to not possess an e-tag, adding that the organisation was concerned about how tolling is being done in this country.
The SCA dismissed Outa's challenge against e-tolls on October 9.
Meanwhile SA National Roads Agency Ltd's (Sanral) spokesman Vusi Mona confirmed that all drivers using the Gauteng freeways will have to pay the tolls.
He said motorists visiting Gauteng could pay within seven days without registering an e-toll account or they can buy a day pass to use the roads. Visiting motorists can register for e-tolls and buy a tag as well.
"If a road-user does not want to register an e-toll account or purchase a day pass, the e-toll fees may be paid at an e-toll customer service centre by calling the e-toll call centre or paying online," he said.
"In this case it will be required that the road user provide his vehicle licence plate number," he added.
The "occasional road user" could buy the day pass from Sanral's website or by visiting a service centre. "However, motorists should note that a day pass cannot be obtained from a retailer," Mona added.
"It was reported last week that motorists could buy the day pass from retailers like Shoprite, Pick n Pay, or Spar but this is not the case," Mona said.
For motorcycles a day pass would cost R30, for cars R50, small heavy vehicles R125, and large heavy vehicles R250.
Source: Sapa via I-Net Bridge
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