driver's licences

New driver's licence cards finally set to debut Transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has revealed that the Department of Transport expects to start printing South Africa's new driving licence cards by the end of April 2024. While briefing the media on the scrapping of e-tolls in Gauteng, she...

Driver's licence renewal grace period changed again Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has changed the grace period for expired driving licences to once again apply only for cards that lapsed before 31 August 2021. Yesterday, Mbalula issued directions under South Africa’s national state of...

South Africa's driver's licence renewal grace periods make no sense Motorists renewing their driver's licence before 31 March 2022 will get an additional three months' grace on their expired licence card. However, the Department of Transport only expects to clear its licence renewal backlog...

Huge revelations in driver's licence printer chaos Civil action group Outa has slammed the Department of Transport's (DoT's) failure to buy a new driver's licence card machine, despite amassing a surplus of more than R400 million from renewals over the last nine years. The two-decade-old...

New regulations for online driver's licence renewal fees published The Department of Transport has updated regulations for the fees chargeable by the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC). Its previous version of the regulations included a R250 fee for “online booking for the renewal of...

R250 driver's licence online booking slot fee explained The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has clarified that a new online booking fee of R250 to secure a driver's licence renewal slot includes the licence card issuing fee. This comes after civil action group Outa slammed the...