Port Elizabeth’s Pieter Swanepoel (52) wants to stop the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality from fining motorists. He also wants traffic fines he alleges were issued illegally from January 2015 to be scrapped, with the motorists refunded in full. The Herald reports if Swanepoel is successful in his High Court bid, the application could provide relief to thousands of people.

His lawyers also claim the content of summonses and notices sent to offending motorists is often erroneous and does not comply with proper citation requirements as set out in the Criminal Procedures Act. Swanepoel launched a court action against the municipality, the National Director of Public Prosecutions and Traffic Management Technologies – which is responsible for setting up speed cameras in the city – in December. A municipal spokesperson confirmed that the municipality had received the notice of motion.

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