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Cape town cellphone bylaw

City of CT donating confiscated phones to Neighbourhood Watch

By Monique Mortlock

The city is in possession of about 7,000 cellphones that have been impounded from motorists.

  • Talking on the phone while driving. Picture: freeimages.com

    Cellphones confiscated from CT motorists to be used in fighting crime

    The city has confiscated more than 10,000 cellphones since its by-law came into effect in 2013.

    2214 days ago
  • Thousands of phones seized from drivers remain unclaimed in the safe at Cape Town Traffic Services' impound centre. Picture: Aletta Gardner/EWN

    Where seized cellphones go to die

    Thousands of Cape Town drivers have been forced to hand over their cellphones to traffic officials since 2012, but where do all these devices end up?

    2575 days ago
  • FILE: A motorist’s cellphone impounded on the Nelson Mandela Boulevard on 5 July 2012. Picture: Aletta Gardner/EWN

    Cape cellphone by-laws effective

    An impoundment fee was introduced on cellphones in July this year as an added punitive measure.

    3289 days ago
  • A traffic officer impounds a cellphone on the Nelson Mandela Boulevard on 5 July 2012. Picture: Aletta Gardner/EWN

    CT confiscates motorists' cell phones

    Authorities will auction off all the cell phones which have not been collected.

    3290 days ago
  • A motorist’s cellphone impounded on the Nelson Mandela Boulevard on 5 July 2012. Picture: Aletta Gardner/EWN

    CPT drivers to pay for confiscated phones

    Motorists caught using a cellphone while driving will now pay a R1,140 fine.

    3326 days ago
  • Inspector Maxine Jordaan from the Gallows Hill Traffic Department in Cape Town demonstrates how a cellphone impounded under the city's new bylaw will be sealed and stored. Picture: Aletta Gardner/EWN

    Middle-aged motorists fall foul of cellphone law

    It turns out youth are not the main culprits when obeying the new cellphone bylaw.

    3652 days ago
  • A motorist’s cellphone confiscated on Nelson Mandela Boulevard. Picture: Aletta Gardner/EWN

    WC motorists urged to collect cellphones

    If WC motorists do not collect their confiscated cellphones within three months, they will be auctioned.

    3669 days ago
  • A Cape Town motorist is pulled over on 5 July 2012 during a crackdown on cell phones in cars. Picture: Graeme Raubenheimer/EWN

    Motorists scared into hands-free kits

    An increased number of motorists are using hands-free kits because of a new bylaw.

    3679 days ago
  • Cape Town Traffic Officer

    WC proposes changes to Traffic Act

    The Western Cape Transport Department has proposed 92 changes to the National Traffic Act.

    3681 days ago
  • A Cape Town motorist is pulled over on 5 July 2012 during a crackdown on cell phones in cars. Picture: Graeme Raubenheimer/EWN

    Traffic officers confiscate cellphones

    At least half a dozen Cape Town motorists have had their cell phones confiscated on Thursday.

    3687 days ago
  • Cellphone. Picture: Stock.xchng.

    D-Day for CPT cellphone by-law

    The City of Cape Town does not expect any legal challenges against its new cellphone by-law.

    3690 days ago
  • Cellphone. Picture: Stock.xchng

    CT cellphone by-law to be enforced

    The City of Cape Town will start enforcing its new cellphone by-law on Monday.

    3691 days ago
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