SAVRALA News

SAVRALA News

Free flowing trouble

September 2010 South Africa’s imminent Open Road Tolling (ORT) system is poised to offer road users greater convenience through nonstop payments. The intention of the…

Savrala and its members commit to protecting South Africa’s children

The 8th of June saw members of the travel and tourism industry coming together to prevent the sexual exploitation of children. At a high profile…

AARTO And Savrala come together on traffic fine issue

June 2010 The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) recently announced that the proposed roll out of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) is…

(Pot)holes in the bottom line

June 2010 The state of our country’s roads is having a seriously negative impact on South African motorists. Potholes and general decay of roads are…

Penny wise can be pound foolish when it comes to car rental

June 2009 In recent months, SAVRALA has experienced a sharp increase in the number of complaints from members of the public with regard to cost-…

Global distribution costs within the travel chain – including car rental

May 2009 Global distribution costs (GDS) are the charges incurred by the travel management sector when utilising the services of Internet-based travel reservation engines such…

Car rental industry readies itself for 2010 Fifa World Cup

April 2009 “Whilst we do expect positive opportunities for our rental members in 2010, we anticipate growth in demand for people carrier vehicles (micro buses)…

AARTO Update: Tshwane pilot project precursor to national roll-out

November 2008 The recent launch of the Tshwane pilot scheme of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Offences Act has not been without some teething problems,…

SAVRALA sets the record straight on roadside arrests

September 2008 The Southern African Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (SAVRALA) wishes to advise the public that an email headed ‘Roadside Arrest on Outstanding Fines’,…

Who’s driving 2010?

August 2008 It was on 15 May 2004 at the World Trade Centre in Zurich that FIFA President Joseph Blatter unveiled South Africa as the…