The Expert will be specific knowledgeable people at the Department of Transport, Arrive Alive Communications, the Road Traffic Management Corporation or others who might have the expertise to answer the question.
The only way to resolve the issue is for the MEC to approve the PrDP.
Appeals may be directed to the MEC of the province where the person applies for the PrDP.
Please see an extract of regulation 125 below for the process to appeal to the MEC.
I must add that the likelihood of getting a positive result from the appeal is rather slim given the nature of the conviction.
125. Referral of application to MEC
(1) If an applicant for a professional driving permit complies with all the requirements and conditions specified in the regulations but has—
(a) not been certified to be medically fit as referred to in regulation 117 (b); or
(b) within a period of five years prior to the date of the application, been convicted of an offence referred to in regulation 117 (c),
he or she may request the driving licence testing centre concerned to refer his or her application to the MEC for a decision whether or not a professional driving permit may be issued.
(2) An application referred to the MEC for a decision shall be accompanied by the applicant’s reasons why the application should be re-considered as well as a recommendation from the testing centre whether the application should be re-considered.
(3) If the MEC approves that a professional driving permit may be issued, he or she shall—
(a) ensure that such approval is recorded on the register of professional driving permits; and
(b) inform the driving licence testing centre concerned accordingly,
and the testing centre shall deal with the application in accordance with regulation 119.
(4) If the MEC refuses the application, the testing centre concerned and the applicant shall be informed accordingly.
