Certified vehicles for 2008 under Taxi Recapitalization

At the launch of the Road Safety Campaign ‘Operation Juggernaut’, Mr Jeff Radebe, MP Minister of Transport reflected on the Taxi Recapitalization Program. He revealed that Government has, through the Transport Action Plan, allocated R9.2Bn to make sure that come 2010 our road network infrastructure is able to transport passengers safely. The Taxi Recapitalization Program targets the recapitalization of 80 % of the current taxi fleet by 2010. At the end of January 2008 more than 13 261 Old Taxi Vehicles have been scrapped.

An important aspect of Taxi Recapitalization is not only scrapping the old taxi’s, but also to implement safety requirements on new vehicles and to certify which vehicles may be used to transport commuters from here on!

The list of certified vehicles for 2008 has been released by the Department of Transport and will be updated twice per month. This list also includes the detail of authorized builders of vehicle bodies and converters.