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Employers and employees must familiarise themselves with the key provisions of Aarto. Demerit points will be allocated to a driver's licence for each traffic infringement, which may result in the license being suspended or even cancelled.
Aarto will result in the following additional financial and administrative burdens on employers:
Aarto requires that the employer appoints a proxy who will represent the company vehicles. The proxy will ultimately be responsible for the coordination and administration of the tracking system and verification of the driver's licences.
Aarto does not provide that the proxy will lose points on behalf of drivers of company vehicles. However, the proxy must ensure that the demerit points are allocated to the correct driver. Should the proxy not do so, the employer will be liable to pay the fine at three times the value applicable to ordinary license holders.
Employers must take steps to appoint a proxy and they should also put certain policies and procedures in place to guide the proxy on how to allocate demerit points to the correct driver and consequences if the proxy fails to allocate the points correctly - which may include disciplinary action against the proxy.
In addition to the appointment of a proxy, employers should also take other proactive steps to mitigate any negative impact on their operations because of Aarto including: