License disk renewal cost WTF

[RandomGRK]

The license renewal is based on the weight of the car. There are certain categories like:

0 - 1000kg
1000kg - 1200kg
1200kg - 1600kg
1600kg - 2000kg
2000kg+

The actual rates and categories depends on the province you're in. The penalty for late payment is around R130 and thereafter you pay the additional amount for the number of months late. In your case around R130 + R370/12*4 = R253.33. This is where the R260 comes from. Your real penalty is only the R130 plus the service fee of R36. The other pro rata portion for being late just means you can renew later next year so nothing is lost.

Ah, makes sense. Thanks for that.

Oh well...I guess its normal then. Glad to know its not just me being raped...

[FNfal]

By my calculation you would have saved almost R400 if you renewed in April as you should have. Penalties are school fees to help you to remember next year.

[Fazda]

A new Prado will set you back R 1350....best not to be late next year.

The renewal comes through the post - pay it then, and there won't be any penalties.

As I said in another thread, don't butt heads with the Licencing Department. They always win.

[Boris Becker]

That's some crazy penalties. WTF? Thanks for posting /adds Google task to remember to renew all license disks in advance./

It would be fine if they offered easily online renewal or at least sent those renewal notices on time.

[RandomGRK]

That's some crazy penalties. WTF? Thanks for posting /adds Google task to remember to renew all license disks in advance./

It would be fine if they offered easily online renewal or at least sent those renewal notices on time.

I have never received my notices...I really need a PO Box. Everything gets lost being delivered to my parents. My complex is useless with mail.

[Fudzy]

Geez... Thats hectic. I remember it being a lot less.

Which April did you last renew your license? 2003?

[RandomGRK]

Which April did you last renew your license? 2003?

Haha...Last April, 2011 for both the bike and the car. Disks expired April 2012.

[Hemi300c]

My Chrysler 300C was R880 without charges.

[Skywalker786]

Flip, wonder what my Merc c280 will cost, my licence expires at the end of the month

[Flidiot]

What you paid isn't too bad, I got a mean knock when I renewed mine in Feb this year.

When mine was renewed it was late, plus we had just received 2x traffic fines in the mail as well. Had to pay in the region of R700-800 as well that day.

Fines of R300 or so combined, renewal fee and late fee.

Had to drink water that weekend.

[T-Man]

Penalties are something like 10% per month, with the next month being 10% of new compound amount.

100 fee
100 fee +10 penalty
(100+10) + 11 penatly
etc

[ponder]

Got mine on Monday.

R438 (R402+R36)
1041kg
KZN

[samr1wp]

problem i found with renewing mine in the month it expires is that the following year it falls one month behind

my licence expired the end of may so i renewed it in the last week of may ...my new license now expires the end of april 2013

somehow i dont get that

[rorz0r]

Fee - R370
Debt fee - R260
Service fee - R36

The 260 seems a bit excessive. I seem to remember the penalties being approx the same amount as the "debt" so you basically pay double for the months you haven't had one. So it should be around april/may/june/july at most 4 * R31 (370/12) = R120

[noxibox]

You get 21 days grace period, so there is no real need to renew before the expiry date.

problem i found with renewing mine in the month it expires is that the following year it falls one month behind

my licence expired the end of may so i renewed it in the last week of may ...my new license now expires the end of april 2013

somehow i dont get that

That shouldn't happen.