Johannesburg metro police will clamp down on motorists not displaying number plates on their vehicles.
”Many motorists remove their number plates in order to avoid being caught for speeding through speed cameras,” metro police spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said on Thursday.
Motorist found driving without displaying their number plates would be fined R200 per missing number plate. Fines will also be issued if the number plates are obscured by a tow bar, are not clearly visible, have faded or are illegal.
Metro police have already fined over 10 000 motorists between July of last year and June this year for number-plate offences.
”We would like to reiterate that any person found driving with a false registration number will be arrested immediately and taken to the nearest police station,” said Minnaar.
”The offender will be charged with fraud.” — Sapa