Section 57A: Insurance vignette
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57A. Insurance vignette
(1) Every insurer who issues a policy of insurance under this Part shall
also issue to the person insured an insurance vignette, which shall be in such
form and contain such particulars as may be prescribed.
(2) No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a road unless an insurance
vignette issued in respect of that motor vehicle under subsection (1) is affixed to and conspicuously displayed on—
(a) the near side of the front seat of motorcycles and autocycles; or
(b) the left corner of the windscreen of any other vehicle.
(3) Where an insurance vignette is affixed to, and conspicuously displayed
on, a motor vehicle, the person driving the motor vehicle shall not be required
to produce a certificate of insurance for the purposes of section 68 (1) (a) (ii)
or (2) (a) (ii).
[S. 57A inserted by s. 9 of Act 46 of 2002 w.e.f. 1 August 2004.]
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Questions this section answers
- Where must I display my insurance vignette on my vehicle?
- If my insurance vignette is displayed, do I still need to show a separate certificate of insurance?