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Motorists to pay 15c in urban toll fees
01 Aug 2015 at 18:36hrs | Views
Motorists will pay at least 15 cents in urban toll fees when the exercise is implemented, compared to $2 that private light vehicles are paying on the highways.
Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) board chairperson Mr Albert Mugabe said there was no intention to erect toll plazas similar to those on highways.
He made the remarks early this week while appearing before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government, Public Works and National Housing chaired by Irene Zindi (Zanu-PF).
Zindi had asked the rationale behind urban tollgates.
"We appreciate that motorists are already burdened by heavy taxes, but because we are considering an e-system, it is possible that the toll will not be in the denominations that are available of a $1 or $0.50," said Mr Mugabe.
Mr Mugabe said the urban tolling would enable them to track vehicles that default on licences.
He said some vehicles still had old number plates more than three years after the introduction of new ones.
Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) board chairperson Mr Albert Mugabe said there was no intention to erect toll plazas similar to those on highways.
He made the remarks early this week while appearing before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government, Public Works and National Housing chaired by Irene Zindi (Zanu-PF).
Zindi had asked the rationale behind urban tollgates.
"We appreciate that motorists are already burdened by heavy taxes, but because we are considering an e-system, it is possible that the toll will not be in the denominations that are available of a $1 or $0.50," said Mr Mugabe.
Mr Mugabe said the urban tolling would enable them to track vehicles that default on licences.
He said some vehicles still had old number plates more than three years after the introduction of new ones.
Source - herald
