Good news about 10-year driving licence card prices in South Africa

[Newsfeed]

Good news about 10-year driving licence card prices in South Africa

Department of Transport director John Motsatsing had encouraging news about the change in pricing that will be implemented with the extension of the driving licence card validity period to 10 years.

 

[Hemi300c]

 

[Gordon_R]

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Hey, some of us haven't had breakfast yet! It's hard to absorb the narrative implications of your visual metaphor, while staring at such a delicious image...

 

[Bad Ballie]

Starting off at a lower cost is standard practice across both government and the private sector. People already know the con. Start off low, or like Cape Town, start with a fee you do not charge for pet registration, but by year 4 or 5 there is suddenly 'a need' to charge and then the public is extorted going forward. So yes, the initial cost will be higher, but lower than the current annual fees for a year or two then the cost will start to climb on an annual basis. Let's not pretend otherwise. We see the exact same practice where retail companies and manufacturers offer a new product at a reasonable price for a month or two until they see sales climb then the price will climb in line with the market average.

 

[Swa]

How much less? If it's R10 or R20 it's still about making money.

 

[Smiggles]

Feckoff and die. Only good news is when I can load it onto Google or Apple wallet.

 

[Gudnews]

People will pay a premium to avoid the RTI for a decade.