Harare City Council is set to relax its traffic by-laws to cushion motorists who were crying foul over efforts by the city to bring order and sanity in the Central Business District.
Harare City Council is set to relax its traffic by-laws to cushion motorists who were crying foul over efforts by the city to bring order and sanity in the Central Business District.
Addressing council officials, Traffic Enforcement Officers and City Parking Marshals recently Mayor Cllr Jacob Mafume said Council will delay the clamping charge among other measures.
“We will delay the implementation of the clamping charges so that if you pay your fine within the stipulated period, then the charge for the clamping will not accrue, hence reducing the fine significantly.
“We have developed a protocol that a motorist first pays US$1. However if a motorist delays paying for just two hours, the motorist will be allowed to pay for the arrears on the ticket. Motorists with large sums of arrears are the ones to be clamped for failure to pay the stipulated fee,” said Cllr Mafume.
He encouraged the use of an integrated technology system to record the payments so as not to prejudice motorist.
“Will look at the possibility of increasing the number of marshals so that motorists do not have to look for you but find you readily available so that you don’t have pressure.”
He said if a vehicle is clamped, a person is given time to pay for the offence before clamping and towing charges are effected.
