A motorist owing over R200 000 in traffic fines was among the 360 suspects arrested last week. This comes as the City's enforcement services recorded 71 843 traffic and by-law offences, Cape town Etc reports.
On Sunday, while driving in Bellville, an officer attached to the Citys Transport Enforcement Unit received an alert on the tablet in his vehicle, after the in-vehicle camera read the licence plate on a bakkie in front of him.
It showed that the motorist had 262 fines, 114 warrants and owes the City R209 200.
The 34-year-old suspect was taken into custody and was due to appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrates Court yesterday.
Weve highlighted multiple arrests in recent months, where scofflaws have been tracked down, either by our specialist tracing team, or via the ANPR technology. This system is improving efficiency by allowing our officers to focus on the right vehicles, which means it is becoming increasingly more difficult to hide. I would therefore advise motorists to pay their fines timeously if they do not want to end up behind bars.
