07/03/2021
The only legal bases for the eNaTIS system refusing a renewal included:
* The existence of licensing arrears and penalties in respect of any vehicle, whether motorised or not, registered in the name of the motorist;
* The lack of a roadworthy certificate;
* The existence of an enforcement order issued under the Aarto Act; and/or
* The existence of a warrant of arrest issued under the Criminal Procedure Act. This type of administrative block is far more prevalent in Cape Town than anywhere else in the country.
"By far, the most common reason for the refusal of any licensing transaction is the existence of an enforcement order issued under the Aarto Act. The Road Traffic Infringement Agency, which previously failed to escalate infringement notices to courtesy letters and then to enforcement orders, has been issuing enforcement orders at an alarming rate for at least the past four months and people who have become used to ignoring their traffic fines have found themselves falling foul of this.
"The effect of an enforcement order under the Aarto Act is to block all licensing transactions.
"Although any person may make application for the revocation of an enforcement order, this process is tedious and few applications are successful."�
Motorists were not compelled to admit guilt by paying a traffic fine, and therefore did not have to "settle all of their fines"� before renewing their licence disc. - RDM News Wire