(Another) Car Licensing Query

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Dryden

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I drive a small vehicle my brother purchased a few years back. He purchased the car because I couldn't get financing at the time. Basically he paid the bank and I paid him.

The car is paid off in full now and I now want to get this car registered in my name. Is this a complicated process? Is there a list somewhere of what I will need ie which forms, identification etc? How much will this cost in total? The license disk expired in March 2010. Will I pay some sort of penalty for driving illegally the last year when I do get it licensed again?

Thanks
 
I think its something like this:

Step 1:
1. Go to your municipality
2. Collect the forms to transfer ownership from him to you (yellow paper)
3. Both fill in and sign
4. Go back to municipality with signed document and vehicle registration papers (they should be able to print this for him if he doesn't have it). He must take his ID with (first prize), or you need a copy of his ID and signed letter stating that you can act on his behalf (second prize as i'm not sure what else may be required if he's not present).
5. Pay penalties for out of date license (no idea what these are)
6. They will remove the car from his name, and give him papers that he needs to give to you so that you can take ownership.

Step 2:
7. Fill in your forms to transfer car into your name (blue form I think)
8. Pay transfer fees
9. Leave municipality

You should be able to do this all in 1 visit if you are both there. Remember to take ID documents (perhaps even copies of them in case their copy machine is faulty) and cash (I haven't seen a muni take cards).

I paid just over R400 to both renew my license (was one month out of date) and for Step 1.
Not sure what the purchaser pays.
 
This is of course assuming that he went through this process when the car was paid off. If not, he will need to get the registration papers from the Bank stating he can transfer the car into his name (he must take those registration papers from the bank along with the yellow form you guys fill in). If the car is still in the bank's name, you can't transfer ownership without them sending you the registration documents first.
 
Shouldn't the car also go for a road worthy certificate?
 
I am pretty sure that you will need a roadworthy certificate in addition to what shogun has already said.

As for paying the outstanding licence fee, good luck Mary Jane!! They hammer you on a daily basis for each day after it has expired, and taking into account that the average car costs about R500/year to licence, you might just have to dig quite heftily into your piggy bank!!
 
phoneJunky said:
Shouldn't the car also go for a road worthy certificate?
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As far as I know you only require that when applying for finance. I didn't need to do it when selling earlier this month (cash sale).
 
I transferred ownership after I freed my vehicle about 9 months later. The bank did send me the yellow form, but I never got around to it. Anyway, when I eventually did, I had to pay quite a bit (+-500) and had to make two trips, cause after forms and payment on day 1, I was told to go get COR. My expressions of amusemunt at the fact that "..I drove in here with COR and now I've dont have it anymore!" fell on deaf ears. This whole COR debacle cost me another R300 or so. Lesson learn though,.....pay on time.
 
So maybe a grand or so but not like 3k? I don't have 3k... :sick:
 
Never 3grand!!. Budget for about 1k. Remember that this assumes that you pass your COR with flying colours. My vehicle actually failed cause the tyres were shot. But I ride on 18" tyres which cost a packet. So instead, I paid the lady who worked there R200 bucks extra for her to "suddenly remeasure the tyre tread and conclude that there was a mistake with her first measurement!":whistle:

Anyway, just keep that in mind. I went to the COR (AA) centre in Boulders Midrand.
 
Guys when licensing the vehicle, does it have to be done at your local licensing centre or can it be done at any licensing centre in the province?

Oh and do you have to do it yourself or can somebody do it on your behalf?
 
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