Complaint

Complaint number
NTB-000-784  
NTB Type
8.8. Issues related to transit  
Complaint
Transporters are experiencing substantial delays at the weigh-bridges in Zambia when transiting to and from DRC. To make matters worse trucks get weighed at more than one weigh bridge even though the drivers have copies of the initial weigh bridge slips showing no overloads.  
Status note
Zambia reported that the Road Development Agency (RDA) was acting within the law (The Tolls Act of 2011). As a result, trucks are continuously weighed to ensure that no extra loads are added onto the trucks.There is an going process to designate weigh bridges for international truckers as part of the vehicle load management programmes being implemented under the tripartite .Delays in the weighing process are only occasional and not every time. A normal weighing process takes 3 to 5 minutes depending on the details being submitted. All the trucks were cleared and therefore the matter is resolved  
Progress update note
On 25th January 2018, Zambia Focal Point reported that the Road Development Agency (RDA) was acting within the law (The Tolls Act of 2011). As a result, trucks are continuously weighed to ensure that no extra loads are added onto the trucks. There is an going process to designate weigh bridges for international truckers as part of the vehicle load management programmes being implemented under the tripartite . Delays in the weighing process are only occasional and not every time. A normal weighing process takes 3 to 5 minutes depending on the details being submitted.  
Policy or regulatory NTB
No 
Location
Zambia: Kapiri Mposhe (Weighbridge)  
Reporting Country or Region
South Africa  
Country specific trade issue
No  
Date of incident
2017-10-10  
Status
Resolved  
Date of resolution
2019-01-11  
Product Description
All products


 
Total value
0  
Date reported
2017-10-12 10:35  
Modified
2019-01-23 06:52  

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