Violation	Fine	Pts
Motor vehicle not registered	R 1 000	3
Motor vehicle not licensed	R 1 000	3
Operating vehicle with special licence on public road	R 500	1
Motor vehicle with number plates not SABS approved	R 500	1
Motor vehicle displaying no number plates	Court	6
Motor vehicle displaying only one number plate	R 500	2
Motor vehicle with plates not applicable	Court	6
Motor vehicle with number plate obscured or illegible	R 250	0
Motor vehicle with both plates obscured or  illegible	Court	6
Licence disc not displayed	R 500	1
Licence disc obscured or illegible	R 500	1
Licence disc on trailer exposed to weather	R 500	1
Operator did not change address particulars	R 500	1
Operator did not change particulars of proxy	R 500	2
Disposing of unregistered or unlicensed vehicle or of a vehicle with no registration or licensing papers	R 1 000	3
Owner did not report motor vehicle stolen	R 500	1
Owner did not report motor vehicle permanently unfit for use	R 500	1
Motor vehicle does not have an engine number	Court	6
Used motor trade plate for other purposes than described	R 500	1
Motor trade plate not displayed or displayed incorrectly	R 500	1
Transport persons on goods on vehicle with special permit	R 500	1
Temporary or special permit not displayed correctly or illegible	R 500	1
Display temporary or special permit not applicable to motor vehicle	Court	6

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Lighting and reflectors

Violation	Fine	Pts
Driving between sunset and sunrise without lights	R 750	2
Not using dipped beam with oncoming traffic	R 500	1
One rear or stop lamp not working on non-RWC vehicle	R 250	0
One rear or stop lamp not working on RWC vehicle	R 500	1
Two rear or stop lamps not working on non-RWC vehicle	R 500	1
Two rear or stop lamps not working on RWC vehicle	R 750	2
Lamps showing incorrect colour on non-RWC vehicle	R 500	1
Lamps showing incorrect colour on non-RWC vehicle	R 500	1
No chevron or incorrectly fitted	R 500	1
Chevron not SABS approved type	R 500	1
One direction indicator not working on non-RWC vehicle	R 100	0
One direction indicator not working on RWC vehicle	R 250	0
Both direction indicators not working on non-RWC vehicle	R 250	0
Both direction indicators not working on RWC vehicle	R 500	1

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Vehicle and load dimensions and projection

Violation	Fine	Pts
Too long	R 500	1
Drawing more than two trailers	R 500	1
Too wide	R 500	1
Too high	R 500	1
Turning radius too great	R 500	1
Rear/front overhang too great	R 500	1
Load projects too far at front/rear/side	R 250	0
Load projection improperly marked	R 250	0

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Taxis and buses

Violation		Fine	Pts
Overloading permissible number of passengers by:
	1 to 5	R 500	1
	6 to 10	R 1 000	3
	11 or more	R 1 500	5
Bus overloading permissible number of passengers by:
	1 to 10	R 500	1
	10 to 15	R 1 000	3
	16 or more	R 1 500	5
Not complying with regulations concerning the operation of vehicles carrying paying passengers		R 1 000	3

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Loads on goods vehicles

Violation		Fine	Pts
Exceeding the permissible maximum massloads per axle, axle unit, axle group, vehicle or combination by:
	Up to 3,99%	R 250	0
	Between 4% and 5,99%	R 500	1
	Between 6% and 7,99%	R 750	2
	Between 8% and 9,99%	R 1 000	3
	Between 10% and 11,99%	R 1 250	4
	Between 12% and 13,99%	R 1 500	5
	Above 13,99%	Court	6
Total vehicle mass exceeds 5 times the mass on drive axle by:
	Up to 3,99%	R 250	0
	Between 4% and 5,99%	R 500	1
	Between 6% and 7,99%	R 750	2
	Between 8% and 9,99%	R 1 000	3
	Between 10% and 11,99%	R 1 250	4
	Between 12% and 13,99%	R 1 500	5
	Above 13,99%	Court	6
Mass on the steering axle of articulated vehicle is:
	Between 8% and 10,9% of total mass	R 500	1
	Between 4% and 7,9% of the total mass	R 1 000	3
	Less than 4% of total mass	Court	6
Mass on the steering axle of rigid vehicle is:
	Between 14% and 19,9% of total mass	R 500	1
	Between 7% and 13,9% of the total mass	R 1 000	3
	Less than 7% of total mass	Court	6
Load on one side of axle exceeds that on the other by:
	Above 10% up to 20%	R 500	1
	Above 20% up to 30%	R 1 000	3
	Above 30%	Court	6
Incorrect/no (load data) information plate		R 500	2
Insecure load		R 1 000	3
Load coming into contact with road surface		R 1 000	3
Passengers carried in the goods compartment not safely enclosed		R 1 000	3

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Operator fitness

Violation	Fine	Pts
Operator not registered	Court	6
Operator card not on windscreen	R 500	1
Operator did not notify authority of change in particulars	R 500	1
Operator did not report loss of card	R 500	1
Operator did not exercise proper control driver	R 1 250	4
Operator did not ensure that motor vehicle complies with fitness requirements	R 1 250	4
Operator did not conduct operations with due care and safety	R 1 250	4
Operator did not comply with dangerous goods requirements	R 1 250	4
Operator did not comply with loading requirements	R 1 250	4

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Dangerous goods

Violation	Fine	Pts
No fire extinguisher	R 1 250	4
Incorrect or missing placarding	R 1 250	4
Did not remove placards on emptied packaged goods vehicle	R 1 250	4
Placards damaged or not clean or clearly visible	R 1 250	4
No danger warning diamond at front	R 1 250	4
Left vehicle unattended in an unsupervised area	R 1 250	4
Incorrect or missing transport emergency card/s or dangerous goods declaration/s	R 1 250	4
No designated space for documents	R 1 250	4
Did not ensure that load is compatible	R 1 250	4
Transport emergency card older than 3 years	R 1 250	4

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Road traffic signs

Violation	Fine	Pts
Disobeying stop sign or robot with non-RWC vehicle	R 500	1
Disobeying stop sign or robot with RWC vehicle	R 750	2
Overtaking on a white line with non-RWC vehicle	R 500	1
Overtaking on a white line with RWC vehicle	R 750	1
Pedestrian or cyclist disobeyed regulatory sign	R 100	0

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Speeding

Violation		Fine	Pts
Exceeding the speed limit by:
	11 km/h to 15 km/h	R 250	0
	16 km/h to 20 km/h	R 500	1
	21 km/h to 25 km/h	R 750	2
	26 km/h to 30 km/h	R1 000	3
	31 km/h to 35 km/h	R1 250	4
	36 km/h to 40 km/h	R1 500	5
	Above 40 km/h	Court	6

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Lane discipline

Violation	Fine	Pts
Failing to keep to the left	R 1 000	3
Driving on the wrong side or across a dividing strip or traffic island	R 1 000	3
Overtaking illegally on the left	R 1 000	3
Cutting in after overtaking	R 1 000	3
Overtaking on the shoulders or verge	R 1 000	3
Overtaking on a blind rise, a curve, or where view is restricted	R 1 000	3
Accelerating while being overtaken	R 1 000	3
Encroaching the right half of the road obstructing oncoming traffic	R 1 000	3
Passing a stationary bus without due care	R 500	1
Driving on shoulder when circumstances do not permit	R 500	1
Driving across a road when it is unsafe to do so	R 1 000	3
Entering a road when it is unsafe to do so	R 1 000	3
Obstructing other traffic while changing lanes	R 1 000	3
Failing to use indicators	R 500	1
Failing to indicate when changing lanes	R 500	1
Failing to yield to the right at a traffic island	R 750	2
Failing to keep left while making a left turn	R 750	2
Turning right while unsafe	R 750	2
Failing to keep left while making a right turn (cutting corner)	R 750	2

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Stopping and parking

Violation		Fine	Pts
Stopping or parking
	Alongside/opposite another vehicle where road is less than 9 metres	R 1 000	3
	Alongside or opposite an excavation or obstruction	R 1 000	3
	At or within 6 metres of a bridge or tunnel	R 1 000	3
	At or within 6 metres of narrow portion of road	R 1 000	3
	Constituting a danger or obstruction	R 1 000	3
	Within the railway reserve of level crossing	R 1 000	3
	On the wrong side of the road	R 1 000	3
	In contravention of a “no-stopping” sign	R 750	2
	On a freeway illegally	R 500	1
Parking:
	In contravention of any road sign	R 250	0
	Double parked	R 250	0
	At excavation or obstruction	R 250	0
	Within the railway reserve of level crossing	R 250	0
	Within 9 metres of an approach to pedestrian  crossing	R 250	0
	Where width of road was constricted	R 250	0
	Within tunnel or on a bridge	R 250	0
	Obstructing a fire hydrant	R 250	0
	Obstructing a traffic sign	R 250	0
	On the sidewalk	R 250	0
	On non-urban road within a metre of the edge	R 250	0
	Blocking entrance to  public road	R 250	0
	Within 5 metres of an urban intersection	R 250	0
	On the actuating mechanism of a robot	R 250	0
	Further than 450 mm from the kerb	R 250	0
	On road less than 5,5 metres wide	R 250	0
	On a traffic island or pedestrian mall	R 250	0

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Towing

Violation	Fine	Pts
Towrope or towbar exceeds 3,5 metres	R 500	1
Towed vehicle not securely attached or not under control	R 500	1
No licensed person at the wheel of towed vehicle	R 500	1
Towing at over 30 km/h (unless a tow bar is used)	R 500	1
Conveying passengers illegally (over 30 km/h) in towed vehicle	R 500	1

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Accidents

Violation	Fine	Pts
Failing to stop at an accident to ascertain injuries and assist	Court	6
Failing to stop where there is third party damage	R 1 000	3
Failing to report accident	R 1 000	3
Removing vehicle from accident involving injury or death without police authorization	R 750	2
Removing vehicle without the owner/driver’s permission	R 1 250	4

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Reckless driving and driving under the influence

Violation		Fine	Pts
Reckless driving		Court	6
Inconsiderate driving		R 250	0
Driving under the influence		Court	6
Blood alcohol level for:
	Ordinary motorist not less than  0,05 g per 100 ml	Court	6
	PrDP driver not less than 0,02 g per 100 ml	Court	6
Breath alcohol level for:
	Ordinary motorist not less than 0,24 mg per 1 000 ml	Court	6
	PrDP driver not less than 0,10 mg per 1 000 ml	Court	6
Smoked before blood/breath specimen was taken		R 1 250	4
Refusing to give blood or breath sample		R 1 500	5

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Miscellaneous

Violation	Fine	Pts
Failing to comply with traffic officer’s instructions	R 500	1
Unauthorised tampering with vehicle	Court	6
Furnishing false information	Court	6
False number plate	Court	6
Not wearing seatbelt	R 250	0
No warning triangle	R 500	1
Warning triangle not as prescribed	R 250	0
Warning triangle not displayed or displayed incorrectly	R 250	0
Reversing too far or dangerously	R 1 000	3
Following too closely	R 1 000	3
Permitting a person to occupy a position in a vehicle restricting the driver’s full control	R 1 000	3
Permitting a person to interfere with the steering or operating mechanism	R 1 000	3
Driver not positioned to exercise complete control of vehicle	R 1 000	3
Leaving vehicle unattended and unbraked	R 250	0
Pulling away from kerb before it is safe	R 500	1
Failing to give way to emergency vehicle sounding an alarm (eg ambulance or fire engine)	R 500	1
Part of driver’s body (elbow) protruding from moving vehicle	R 250	0
Allowing person on roof or step while in motion	R 250	0
Engine emitting smoke	R 250	0
Leaving engine running unattended	R 250	0
Spillage of oil petrol or rubbish	R 250	0
Running engine while filling up	R 250	0
Jumping on or off moving vehicle, endangering others	R 100	0
Driving on the sidewalk	R 500	1
Driving while using hand-held cell-phone	R 500	1
Excessive noise	R 250	0
Hooter used illegally	R 250	0
Failing to yield to pedestrian at crossing	R 500	1
Pedestrian moving into path of vehicle suddenly at crossing	R 100	0
Overtaking stationary vehicle at pedestrian crossing	R 500	1
Racing on public road	R 1 000	3
Driving in convoy during weekend	R 500	1
Wilful obstruction of traffic flow	R 750	2
Abandoned vehicle	R 500	1
Damaging public road	R 1 000	3
Using chocks between wheel and road	R 1 000	3
Trading illegally on public road	R 250	0