When I got a threatening SMS from the VPC some time back, I [naturally ignored it and did not respond/call, and then] got to thinking a bit about the invoice issue.
So my understanding is that in the absence of voluntary payment within 7 days of passing under a gantry [call it Pass #1], SANRAL is obliged to issue me with an invoice per normal snail-mail to my e-Natis-registered address within 32 days thereafter. So I should receive invoice for the gantry "transaction" by the latest 39 days after the Pass #1 event .... all good & well [still waiting incidentally ......].
Now assume the next day I again pass under a gantry [call it Pass #2], again with no voluntary payment within 7 days.
SANRAL is again obliged to issue me with an invoice per normal snail-mail to my e-Natis-registered address within 32 days, ie day 39+1.
If I continue this daily transaction for a week, SANRAL now have to issue 7 invoices, each with it's own set of "issue by" and "pay by" dates .............. am I correct, or have I grossly misunderstood the provisions and requirements of the Act???
Day 1 - Pass #1 - No Pay
Day 2 - Pass #2 - No Pay
Day 3 - Pass #3 - No Pay
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Day 8 - Pass #8 - No Pay - Invoice for Pass #1 to be issued
Day 9 - Pass #9 - No Pay - Invoice for Pass #1 + #2 to be issued
Day 10 - Pass #10 - No Pay - Invoice for Pass #1, #2 + #3 to be issued
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Day 39 - Pass #39 - No Pay - Invoice for Pass #1 is now due
Day 40 - Pass #40 - No Pay - Invoice for Pass #1 + #2 is now due
Day 41 - Pass #41 - No Pay - Invoice for Pass #1, #2 + #3 is now due
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Add to this scenario the additional administrative burden of tracking Invoice settlements / payments [for both SANRAL & User], and you have a totally incomprehensible admin nightmare that will very quickly become unmanageable.
Perhaps SANRAL intend [for both themselves and the Customers sakes] to batch the transactions on a weekly basis? In my mind, this would merely prolong the inevitable collapse of this dinosaur admin monster that SANRAL have created.
Sit vas and wait for the invoices, guys ....
