South Africa's long-awaited Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system takes effect on 1 December 2025, changing how every motorist and fleet operator manages traffic fines. With millions of traffic fines issued in South Africa each year, the rollout of AARTO marks a national policy shift. Under the demerit points system, each fine carries a point, and these can accumulate quickly, posing the real risk of licence suspension once 15 demerit points are reached. For a better understanding of the implications of the new system, we have roped in Barry Berman, CEO of Fines SA.

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