South Africa: Taxi Recapitalisation Programme

The government is offering to pay taxi drivers to scrap their old, unsafe, polluting vehicles in an attempt to clean up and regulate the taxi fleet.  If drivers fail to turn in their vehicles during the window of opportunity, within which they would receive a scrapping allowance of R50 000,00, their vehicles will be impounded.  The renewal of the taxi system and its management will then be taken over by the municipalities.  The plan for this process is being finalized.

Date Implemented: 2005

Status: Mandatory

Targets: Government intends to remove 10,000 old and unroadworthy vehicles from the roads by December 2006

References: http://www.transport.gov.za/