road traffic management corporation (rtmc)

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    These cities and provinces owe the most in unpaid traffic fines

    These cities and provinces owe the most in unpaid traffic fines South African motorists owe well over R3 billion in outstanding traffic fines across several of the country's biggest metros and provinces. That is according to feedback provided to the Sunday Times by various law enforcement...
  2. Hanno Labuschagne

    Over 1 million licence discs expiring in September

    Over 1 million licence discs expiring in September With more than a million motor vehicle licences set to expire in September, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) is encouraging motor vehicle owners to take proactive steps to renew their licenses and avoid penalties. Numerous...
  3. Jan

    WeBuyCars and RTMC launch online car registrations, hope to go public in 2024

    WeBuyCars launches online car registration system — but there's a catch Through a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) and WeBuyCars have launched an online vehicle registration system in South Africa. However, according to Faan van der...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Afriforum begins court battle over 5-year licence card validity

    Afriforum begins court battle over 5-year licence card validity The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria heard Afriforum's legal application calling for the scrapping of the five-year validity periods on South Africa's driver's licence cards on Monday, 7 August 2023. The civil rights...
  5. Jan

    RTMC online portal hits 50,000 transactions per month - including licence disc renewals

    Car licence disc renewals — government eating private sector's lunch To avoid paying administration fees to renew a vehicle licence disc online, motorists can make use of the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) online service. According to the RTMC, the only fee charged is the R99...
  6. Jan

    Fikile Mbalula has left South Africa's driving licence system in chaos - Outa

    "Mr Fix" leaves driver's licence system in chaos Former transport minister Fikile Mbalula is taking up the ANC's secretary-general role, and he will be replaced in the ministerial position by Sindisiwe Chikunga. However, Mbalula has left the driving licence system in chaos. This is according...
  7. Jan

    ConCourt sets date for Outa's case against Aarto

    Constitutional Court sets date for case against new traffic fine and demerit system laws The Constitutional Court of South Africa has set 15 November 2022 as the date on which it will hear the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse's (Outa) case against the country's new traffic laws. It will consider...
  8. Jan

    Western Cape steers clear of online licence renewal system

    Big problem with online driver's licence renewals in South Africa — why one province has steered clear Most of South Africa's provinces still don't offer motorists the ability to book and pay for driver's licence card renewals online, more than seven months after the Road Traffic Management...
  9. Jan

    Minister says driver's licence card wait times are now two weeks

    Driver's licence card wait times slashed — with a "smart enrolment" system on the way Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says the waiting period for a driver's licence card renewal in South Africa should now be about two weeks. The minister made the statement during a recent media briefing...
  10. Jan

    Where to renew your driving licence card in Joburg, Pretoria, Krugersdorp, Alberton, Benoni

    Best places to renew your driver's licence card in Gauteng There are thousands of booking slots available across numerous locations in Gauteng for those motorists looking to renew their driver's licence cards. For several months in 2020 and 2021, many drivers struggled to get appointments to...
  11. Jan

    Hawks and NTACU arrest officials for R60-million vehicle licence fraud

    Mpumalanga officials arrested for R60-million vehicle licence fraud Six officials from the Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security, and Liaison were apprehended on Monday, 18 July 2022, on suspicion of being involved in multi-million-rand vehicle licencing fraud. The suspects were...
  12. Jan

    Fewer than half of Gauteng's driver's testing centres have slots to renew licence cards

    Driving licence renewal chaos — half of Gauteng's centres have no slots Fewer than half of the Driver's Licence Testing Centres (DLTCs) in Gauteng have slots available for motorists to renew their licences, meaning you could have difficulty renewing your card even when planning well in advance...
  13. Jan

    Traffic cops issue over 40,000 fines for expired licence cards in May

    Driver's licence chaos in South Africa — over 40,000 fines issued for expired cards Some motorists in South Africa still face long waiting periods when renewing their driver’s licences, despite the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) saying cards are produced within six weeks. A...
  14. Jan

    Western Cape proposes new speed limits for bakkies

    New speed limits for bakkies proposed The Western Cape provincial government has proposed several new traffic laws for South Africa, with one aiming to reduce the speed limit for open bakkies or trucks transporting passengers. Andricus van der Westhuizen, the provincial spokesperson for...
  15. Jan

    "Time for motorists to understand... they had no excuses for not renewing their driving licence cards"

    No excuse not to renew your driver's licence card — even if the system is down The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) says there were "no excuses" for motorists not to renew their driving licence cards, apparently not even when the Natis system is down. Speaking during the launch of...
  16. Jan

    eNatis licence disc renewal tested

    We tried to renew a licence disc through Natis Online — and had to give up A MyBroadband staff member recently tried to renew their vehicle licence disc through government's official Natis Online (or eNatis) system and gave up due to technical issues. The Road Traffic Management Corporation...
  17. Jan

    Top state-owned company salaries - RTMC CEO takes home R9.4 million

    Top government executive salaries — Roads agency CEO takes home R9.4 million Top executives at South African government agencies and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are paid large sums of money annually, with one earning nearly R9.4 million in the 2020/21 financial year. The Road Traffic...
  18. Jan

    Driving licence renewal chaos - how to avoid getting fined

    Driving with an expired licence card — what to do if you struggle with booking a renewal Motorists with expired licence cards must keep any proof of attempts to renew their cards to show traffic officials should they be pulled over. This is the advice from Outa's executive director of...
  19. Jan

    RTMC says 90% of motorists are not collecting their licence cards

    South Africans are renewing their driver's licences — and then not fetching them Only one in ten drivers who have been sent SMS messages to confirm that their licence cards are ready for collection are coming forward, according to the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC). In an interview...
  20. Jan

    Mbalula promises fines for motorists with expired licence cards

    Driver's licence chaos — fines coming for expired card holders Transport minister Fikile Mbalula said he would be stepping up law enforcement after the driving licence renewal grace period lapses on 5 May. He vowed that motorists who have not yet applied for a new licence would be penalised...
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