Several emails have been directed to the Arrive Alive website with the same request:
“Is it true that your may lose your drivers license for speeding?”
An email has been doing the rounds with exactly this message – and I would like to quote:
Speeding Violations – Driving License Suspension
Drivers and Line Managers must please take note of the latest amendment to the National road Traffic Act which became effective on 20th November 2010, to kerb the lawlessness and limit the carnage on our roads. Magistrates have been granted extra power to suspend driving licences in instances where motorists exceed 30km/h above the speed limit in urban areas (eg: 90+ km/h in a 60 km/h zone) and 40km/h above the speed limit outside an urban area.
This is now law as from 20/11/2010 and a magistrate may where considered necessary flex their muscles and suspend your licence. The sim




