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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi now says the province\u2019s plans to roll out new number plates starting 1 April 2024 will only affect government vehicles on a pilot basis \u2013 with the general public getting on board at a later, undetermined date.<\/p>\n

Delivering his State of the Province address on Monday (19 February), Lesufi said that the province\u2019s new number plates support a national plan which still needs to be finalised by the National Department of Transport.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Department of Transport has developed a draft legislative proposal for the harmonisation of national plates, which includes the security features we want on Gauteng\u2019s new number plates,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said that from 1 April 2024, the province would pilot its new \u201ctrack and trace\u201d system, which will roll out to government vehicles and then \u201clater\u201d to the general public once the transport minister finalised the bill.<\/p>\n

This is contrary to the premier\u2019s previous comments, where he said that effective 1 April, individuals who renew their license disc would also have to apply for a new number plate.<\/p>\n

At the launch of the Gauteng-VumaCam partnership last week, Lesufi said that \u201cwe (Gauteng) are starting afresh, all of us; every person that has a car must re-register and get a new registration number that cannot be copied and is reliable, so that we know what is happening in our province.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone must register their vehicle… If you spend 30 consecutive days in Gauteng, it means your car must be registered in Gauteng.\u201d<\/p>\n

This has now ostensibly been pulled back to only government vehicles being a part of a pilot from 1 April, with a full launch to the general public still to be determined.<\/p>\n

We have asked the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport for further clarity on the new plates and the rollout and will update the article with its response if received.<\/p>\n

The drive behind the new plates is purportedly safety and security.<\/p>\n

The premier has noted repeatedly that the government is working to clamp down on its high crime levels, with the insistence that stolen and hijacked vehicles are \u201ccentral\u201d to crimes committed in the province.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe majority of these vehicle use fake and duplicate number plates,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The premier said that the current number plate system is running out of numeric and letter numbers, and the province is using the opportunity to introduce new \u201chigh-tech\u201d systems.<\/p>\n

Regarding the harmonisation of national plates, the Department of Transport has been attempting to do so for almost a decade.<\/p>\n

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