Motorists in some parts of the country last night spent their night blocking Toll Gates in protest to the new toll gate fees which went up by 500%

This unaffordable 500% toll gate price hike, comes regardless of the propaganda by the Finance Minister, Prof. Mthuli Ncube & Regime Associates in the Presidential Advisory Council that prices were coming down after the introduction of a local currency.

Some boom gates at the toll gates were forcibly opened and cars proceeded without paying the fees in protest!

Government increased tollgate entry fees and other traffic related fees through Statutory Instrument 171 of 2019 published in the Government Gazette yesterday.

The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development increased the fees in terms of Section 6 of the Toll Roads Act (Chapter 13:13).

Light motor vehicles now pay $10 from $2, mini buses $15 from $3, buses $20 from $4 heavy vehicles $25 from $5 and haulage trucks $50 from $10. SI 171 of 2019 also says: “It is hereby notified that the Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development has in terms of Section 52 of the Vehicles Registration and Licensing Act (Chapter 13:14), vehicle registration and vehicle number plate replacement is now at $400.”

Duplicate registration book and change of ownership is now $75, whereas personalised number plates are now $12 500.

The cost of a provisional driver’s licence has also risen to $100 for Classes 3 and 4 vehicles; Classes 1 and 2 are now $125.

Application for foreign drivers licences have also been increased to $500.