IF YOU have recently been in a road accident and are now unable to work, you can expect to wait years before the Road Accident Fund comes to your aid.
That is because the fund can't keep pace with claims by accident victims and the backlog is spiralling, meaning that more people are waiting longer to be paid out.
The Road Accident Fund's income falls far short of its spending on claims - it made a net loss of R1.6 billion in the 2010/11 financial year - forcing it to pay out fewer victims, even as the backlog continues to grow. This is despite changes to the law meant to cap certain payouts and limit "frivolous" claims.
The fund scaled back dramatically the …
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