Trans African Concessions TRAC has installed a new camera tracking system, called VITAS, at its toll plazas in South Africa in a move it said allowed for improved security measures and better monitoring of toll transactions.
The new system is fully operational at the Middelburg and Nkomazi Toll Plazas, and will be installed at the Machado and Diamond Hill Toll Plazas on the N4 Toll Route in 2009.
“The camera tracking system automatically matches the toll card holder’s details with that of the vehicle passing through the toll plaza. A major benefit is that every vehicle’s movement and transaction history through toll plazas along the N4 Toll Route can be tracked and verified. Through VITAS, any criminal and fraudulent activities are quickly identified and addressed,” said Brenda Horne, chief excutive officer of Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative, which operates the N4 that connects South Africa to Mozambique.
Following the initial installation at the Middelburg Toll Plaza, TRAC has audited all toll card transactions and have found many customers who are not complying with the terms and conditions of the card concessions. More than 1000 card account/number plate mismatches per day have occurred at the Middelburg Toll Plaza during the audit phase.
“TRAC concession card holders are therefore requested to update their motor vehicle registration details at their local toll plaza by no later than 30 November 2008. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation and downgrading of these particular concession cards,” Hornes said
ITNewsAfrica.com, Johannesburg
