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Motorists living within a 10-kilometre radius of a tollgate will now pay a monthly toll fee of $10, Government has said.
This comes as a reprieve to the motorists who have been paying the mandatory $2 each time they pass through a tollgate, which could be several times a day depending on their business, or even the double toll just to get to the nearest shops.
In a Government gazette published on Friday, only light motor vehicles whose owners reside within the stipulated distance would qualify for the discount.
“Residents living in areas within a 10km radius from a tollgate situated in their jurisdiction shall be required to pay a monthly toll fee of $10 only,” reads the gazette.
Zinara said tollgate exemption tickets were designed as a reprieve to motorists who reside within and around toll gate areas from paying inordinately high toll gate fees.
Motorists who have been requesting tollgate exemption from the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) include those who live in Marondera, Goromonzi, Mazowe and Dema, but few of these are likely to benefit.
Because of where existing toll gates are sited, those who live in the satellite towns of Harare are unlikely to benefit since tollgates are not built too close to urban areas.
The main beneficiaries are farmers and people in centres near a tollgate who need to move through the tollgate frequently simply driving around their neighbourhood.
The exemption will cater for one tollgate only.
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