SAPS CLAIMS OF TOLL DELAYS AT CHAPPIES SIMPLY UNTRUE
Recent reports on the incident involving an alleged theft on Chapman's Peak drive (Sunday, 30 March 2014) have revealed some glaring untruths on SAPS's account of the events that took place (see Cape Argus report). Hout Bay station Commissioner is reported as claiming that SAPS respondents to the alleged crime were blocked from entering Chapman's Peak because they could not pay the requisite R36 toll. This is a lie.
The facts are:
The driver of the SAPS vehicle was in fact issued with a day pass and allowed entry into Chapman's Peak Drive.
Within three minutes, the police vehicle returned to the plaza headed in the direction of Hout Bay, handing the pass back to the toll collector.
55 minutes later, a SAPS vehicle return again and allowed to enter Chapman's Peak drive without being hindered, to exit again 21 minutes later (Photographs with date and time stamps attached, captioned with both times of entry and times of exit)