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Podcast: First Take SA
Episode: OUTA calls for scrapping of fines & relaxing of temporary license rules
Description: The civil rights group OUTA is pressing Transport Minister Barbara Creecy to cancel fines and relax temporary license rules as the backlog of driving license cards climbs toward 700,000. OUTA's Stefanie Fick is pushing for a freeze on penalties for drivers waiting on renewals, a crisis caused by the failure of the country's only card-printing machine. Elvis Presslin spoke to OUTA's Head of Legal, Advocate Stefanie Fick, to unpack this issue