JP Smith and Mayor Crack Down on Fraudulent Vehicle Registrations
Car Talk with Jacob Moshokoa · 10 July 2026 · 9m
Speaker 1: So luxury vehicles worth millions of rands have been impounded in Cape Town following a Speaker 1: city operation targeting fraudulent vehicle registrations. Among them was a Mercedes bench gl E valued Speaker 1: at at least two million Rand that was allegedly registered as a WHITEBMW, raising questions Speaker 1: about vehicle registration, fraud, law enforcement and the investigation of suspected illicit wealth. Tonight we Speaker 1: joined by Portfolio Committee Chairperson for Safety and Security in Cape Town and to unpack Speaker 1: this operation which was uncovered this week and how these schemes actually work and what Speaker 1: it means for motorists across South Africa. Big Boss, welcome to the show, Big Boss. Speaker 2: Thank you, Jase, appreciate, good evening to the listeners of the car talking from Cape Speaker 2: Talk. Good to be a second time in the space of three months. Speaker 1: Yes, yes, you're a regular on the show. Now let's get into it. So take Speaker 1: us through what prompted this operation in Parklands. Were you guys tipped off? Speaker 2: Not necessarily, No, it was part of the ongoing operation throughout the four corners of Speaker 2: the city of Cape Town, and you saw the executive Marjordani Lewis and Alderman Smith Speaker 2: the may Co Member of Safety and Security doing this. So it's part of the Speaker 2: an ongoing operation, joint operation. As you can imagine, you saw some official of the Speaker 2: Department of Home Affairs that were checking the validity of passport. So it's joint operation Speaker 2: that is an ongoing operation. The highlight of course is the vehicles. And we are Speaker 2: in a car talk show, yer, So there is an obligation in law…
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