The_Kowz
New member
So today I get an e-toll bill in my post box. This would be all fine and well, if not for the following:
1. I live in Cape Town;
2. I was not in JHB recently;
3. The bill is in respect of my motorcycle registration number;
4. The vehicle in the foto is a gold citi golf.
I immediately start thinking, "ffs, this is going to be a royal pain in the arse!"
So I call the SANRAL call centre. I explain the story, only to be received by a "so your point is?" attitude. I again point out the flaw in their stupid system - how do you send a bill where the vehicle description on eNatis doesn't match the foto??
It then becomes even more amusing. I'm informed in order to dispute this, I need to download a form off their website, have it signed in front of a commissioner of oaths, and then POST them the letter. No email, no fax, no telephonic logging of a dispute - POST! What day and age do these fools live in?
There's clearly a moron driving around with a cloned plate, given the vehicle description doesn't match the eNatis database, however now the burdensome onus of proof (and associated pain in the arse) sits with me to prove it's not my vehicle! What planet are these creatures at SANRAL from? Why not simply look at the query telephonically and flag for someone in their useless VPC to look at?
But wait, it gets even better! I need to do this for every invoice I receive?! This is going to be a monumental eff-up and waste of my precious time.
Anyone of the GP fanatics have experience dealing with these buffoons and able to give me a headsup on how to deal with this more effectively? I'm in no mood to follow this plainly ridiculous process...
Any guidance will be appreciated.
Bernard
1. I live in Cape Town;
2. I was not in JHB recently;
3. The bill is in respect of my motorcycle registration number;
4. The vehicle in the foto is a gold citi golf.
I immediately start thinking, "ffs, this is going to be a royal pain in the arse!"
So I call the SANRAL call centre. I explain the story, only to be received by a "so your point is?" attitude. I again point out the flaw in their stupid system - how do you send a bill where the vehicle description on eNatis doesn't match the foto??
It then becomes even more amusing. I'm informed in order to dispute this, I need to download a form off their website, have it signed in front of a commissioner of oaths, and then POST them the letter. No email, no fax, no telephonic logging of a dispute - POST! What day and age do these fools live in?
There's clearly a moron driving around with a cloned plate, given the vehicle description doesn't match the eNatis database, however now the burdensome onus of proof (and associated pain in the arse) sits with me to prove it's not my vehicle! What planet are these creatures at SANRAL from? Why not simply look at the query telephonically and flag for someone in their useless VPC to look at?
But wait, it gets even better! I need to do this for every invoice I receive?! This is going to be a monumental eff-up and waste of my precious time.
Anyone of the GP fanatics have experience dealing with these buffoons and able to give me a headsup on how to deal with this more effectively? I'm in no mood to follow this plainly ridiculous process...
Any guidance will be appreciated.
Bernard