I have got this letter from Durban Metropolitan Police Service about their incentive for payment of all outstanding fines.

It looks like a good deal in that:
  • all outstanding fines issued on or before 31 December 2004 will be withdrawn
  • all outstanding fines issued on or after 1 January 2005 will be reduced by 50%

provided full settlement is made in a once off payment. The incentive closes on 4 September 2008.

It raises a few questions in my mind, like:

Is this happening in other parts of the country too?
What prompted this spasm of generosity?
Will there be an even better deal after 4 September?