Why do we warn against overloading a passenger vehicle?

On the Arrive Alive road safety website we often warn against the overloading of vehicles. We would like to share a few of these reasons:

Overloading a vehicle will pose the following risks:

• The vehicle will be less stable, difficult to steer and take longer to stop. Vehicles react differently when the maximum weights which they are designed to carry are exceeded.


• Overloaded vehicles can cause the tyres to overheat and wear rapidly which increases the chance of premature, dangerous and expensive failure or blow-outs.


• The driver’s control and operating space in the overloaded vehicle is diminished, escalating the chances for an accident.


• The overloaded vehicle cannot accelerate as normal – making it difficult to overtake


• At night, the headlights of an overloaded vehicle will tilt up, blinding oncoming drivers to possible debris or obstructions on the roadway


• Brakes have to work harder due to ‘the riding of brakes’ and because the vehicle is heavier due to overloading. Brakes overheat and lose their effectiveness to stop the car.


• With overloading, seat belts are often not used as the aim is to pack in as many persons as possible into the vehicle


• The whole suspension system comes under stress and, over time, the weakest point can give way.


• By overloading your vehicle you will incur higher maintenance costs to the vehicle – tyres, brakes, shock absorbers and higher fuel consumption


• Insurance cover on overloaded vehicles may be void as overloading is illegal

For more on these dangers view: Overloading and Road Safety

Are we really guilty of overloading? You be the judge!

Why do we warn against overloading a passenger vehicle?

Lyft Rideshare Passenger Dies in California Crash

A spokeswoman for rideshare service Lyft says a single of its drivers was involved in a multi-automobile crash in Northern California that left a man dead.

California Highway Patrol officials stated the driver was giving a ride to 2 passengers early Saturday when his Toyota Camry swerved on Interstate 80 close to Roseville to avoid a car stuck on the freeway. The Camry lost control and slammed into 2 trees.

KTXL-Tv reports 24-year-old Shane Holland, who was riding home from a Halloween celebration with his boyfriend, died in the accident.

Lyft spokeswoman Erin Simpson offered condolences to the victim’s family on Sunday and stated the rideshare service is cooperating with investigators.

The Lyft driver and the other passenger were hurt. The extent of their injuries is not identified.

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October 2014 vehicle sales: new car sales show resilience driven by 1.6% growth year on year in passenger vehicles sales

“Despite a poor economic outlook, new car sales continue to show resilience driven by 1.6% growth year on year in passenger vehicles sales. This is driven by new model launches, incentive packages  and pre-emptive buy to avoid car price increases. Despite the new car sales growth, an increasing number of buyers continue to seek value in the used car market, which has also seen a positive growth of 8.1% month on month.”

General Comments on October 2014 NAAMSA sales:

• The month of October 2014 experienced a 2.36% decrease in sales compared to September 2014.


• Month on Month Passenger vehicles declined by 5.24% while Light Commercial Vehicles increased by 4.42%.


• Year on Year monthly comparison shows an increase of 4.90% in October 2014 compared to October 2013.


• Year to date (January – October 2014) comparisons shows that vehicle sales are down by 1.83% in the first 10 months of the year when compared to last year.


• Month on month Exports increased in October 2014 (4.49%) with Passenger vehicles decreasing by -5.95% and Light Commercial Vehicles growing by 22.17%.


• Year on year monthly comparison shows an improvement in exports of 32.97% in October 2014 compared to October 2013.


• AMH & AAD decreased in October 2014, 6.44% month on month.

General Comments on October 2014 Standard Bank VAF Personal Applications:

• In October 2014 applications for both new and used vehicles experienced positive month on month growth, 7.1% and 8.0% respectively.


• Applications in both Passenger (8.1%) and Light Commercial vehicles (5.7%) had positive month on month growth in October 2014.


• The number of applications with RV’s increased by 12.4% month on month while the number of applications with deposits increased by 3.4% month on month.


• The Average Contract Term on applications increased from 67 months to 69 months (October 2013 to October 2014), year on year growth of 3.0%.


• The average application size increased from R189 818 in October 2013 to R211 704 in October 2014, a 11.5% year on year increase.

General Comments on October 2014 Standard Bank VAF Personal New Business:

• In October 2014 new business experienced positive month on month growth in both new (25.5%) and used (22.1%) vehicle markets.


• Passenger vehicles and Light Commercial vehicles both had positive month on month growth, 28.6% and 24.6% respectively.


• New business deals with deposits increased month on month by 10.0% and declined by 25.5% year on year.


• New business deals with RVs increased month on month by 37.9% and 43.9% year on year.


• The Average Contract Term increased from 65 months in October 2013 to 67 months in October 2014 (3.4% year on year growth).


• The average deal size increased from R262 100 in October 2013 to R307 465 in October 2014, a 17.3% year on year increase.

General Macro and Industry Comments:

• The SARB left the repo rate unchanged at 5.75% following its September MPC meeting. The outcome was in line with the industry’s forecast. According to Standard Bank this was based on the SARB’s revised forecasts for headline inflation.


• Headline CPI annual inflation rate in September 2014 was 5.9%. This rate was 0.5 of a percentage point lower than the corresponding annual rate of 6.4% in August 2014.


• The transport index decreased by 1.5% between August 2014 and September 2014. The annual rate decreased to 6.9% in September 2014 from 7.1% in August 2014.


• SARB’s growth was revised lower, from 1.7%, 2.9% and 3.2% y/y in 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively to 1.5%, 2.8% and 3.1%. Standard Bank expects GDP for 2015 and 2016 to continue to disappoint to the downside. The SARB has lowered its growth forecast for 2014 successively at each of the last 6 meetings (starting from 3.3% at the September 2013 meeting).


• Year to date petrol prices have dropped by 2.8% (inland) and diesel by 7.9% (inland).


• The price of Petrol will drop by 45 cents per litre from the 5^th of November 2014 while the price of diesel will go down between 60 and 61 cents per litre.

[Comments by Nicholas Nkosi – Head of Standard Bank Vehicle and Asset Finance - Personal Markets]

For more info on buying a vehicle also view:

Vehicle Finance, Car Insurance and Road Safety

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October 2014 vehicle sales: new car sales show resilience driven by 1.6% growth year on year in passenger vehicles sales

Naamsa vehicle sales report for August confirms pressure on domestic passenger vehicle sales

“The domestic passenger vehicle sales will continue to show pressure for the duration of 2014 given interest rates and car price increases which are above inflation. As a result, the expected reduction in the petrol price by 67c a litre on Wednesday will not have any impact on vehicle sales. However, the good news is that the export market will continue to be the star performer in the motor industry given the stability going forward post the wage settlements.”

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General Comments on August 2014 NAAMSA sales:

• The month of August 2014 experienced a (-3.25%) decrease in sales compared to July 2014.


• Month on Month both Passenger (-4.96%) and Light Commercial Vehicles (-0.88%) experienced negative growth.


• Year on Year monthly comparison shows a decrease of -1.37% in August 2014 compared to August 2013.


• Year to date (January – August 2014) comparisons shows that vehicle sales are down by -4.33% in the first 8 months of the year when compared to last year.


• Month on month Exports increased in August (10.08%) with Passenger vehicles increasing by 31.09% and Light Commercial Vehicles growing by -17.10%.


• Year on year monthly comparison shows an improvement in exports of 18.52% in August 2014 compared to August 2013.


• AMH & AAD saw an increase in August 2014, 26.35% month on month.

General Comments on August 2014 Standard Bank VAF Personal Applications:

• In August 2014 applications for both new and used vehicles experienced negative month on month growth of -11.8% and -8.3%, respectively.


• Year on year monthly comparison on applications shows a decline in both new (-39.3%) and used (-8.5%) vehicle market applications in August 2014 compared to August 2013.


• Applications in both Passenger Vehicles (-9.5%) and Light Commercial Vehicles (-10.5%) in the Personal market had negative month on month growth in August 2014.


•  Year on year monthly comparison shows negative growth for both Passenger Vehicles (-2.2%) and Light Commercial Vehicles (-1.3%) in August 2014.


• The proportion of applications with RV’s stayed at 18.7% in August 2014 (6.3% year on year increase in RV’s).


• The proportion of applications with deposits decreased by -6.3% year on year in August 2014 compared to August 2013.


• The Average Contract Term on applications increased from 66.6 months to 66.8 months (August 2013 to August 2014).


• The average application size increased to R207 612.

Nicholas Nkosi – Head of Standard Bank Vehicle and Asset Finance – Personal Markets

General Comments on August 2014 Standard Bank VAF Personal New Business:

• In August 2014 Personal new business experienced negative month on month growth in both new (-5.5%) and used (-11.6.9) vehicle markets.


• Personal new business year on year comparisons shows a decline in both new (-35.0%) and used (-33.9%) vehicle markets in July 2014 compared to August 2013.


• Passenger vehicles had negative month on month growth of -9% while Light Commercial had positive growth of 1.0%.


•  Personal new business year on year monthly comparison shows a decline for both Passenger Vehicles (-45.3%) and Light Commercial Vehicles (-47.1%) in August 2014 compared to August 2013.

Also view:

Vehicle Finance, Car Insurance and Road Safety

Buying and Selling a Vehicle – Informed decisions and the Vehicle Retailer

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Naamsa vehicle sales report for August confirms pressure on domestic passenger vehicle sales