Search South African AARTO road-traffic offences by description, charge code, or NTRA reference.
Offence details
The offence you are viewing is listed under AARTO Charge Code: "1704". You will be charged under "Sect. 12(a)".
Description of the offence is listed as: "Operated a vehicle without a B code driving licence issued to him or her, or of any document deemed to be a driving licence".
This offence is classified as an "Offence".
Upon conviction or admission of guilt, you will lose 6 demerit points. In addition, you may face a sentence of direct imprisonment, a fine or both as determined by the court.
For certain offences, you may need to appear in a criminal court to defend the charge, and this may be one of them. Here you may face direct imprisonment, a fine or both upon conviction.
In addition to defending a criminal charge, you will lose 6 demerit points.
Upon conviction or admission of guilt, you will also be getting a criminal record.