Drivers Licence Renewal

[DapperDanMan]

Do you get notified by SMS?

There are two ways applicants can check the status of their driving licence.
One is to SMS their ID number to 33214.
Applicants can also check the status by visiting online.natis.gov.za and create a profile using their telephone, email or cellphone number, together with ID numbers.

 

[The_Librarian]

Well, today's the day I'm going for my renewal.

 

[DapperDanMan]

Well, today's the day I'm going for my renewal.

According to your earlier post, that would be FRIDAY 17 FEB!

 

[The_Librarian]

According to your earlier post, that would be FRIDAY 17 FEB!

For some reason the booking is for today and not the 17th...

 

[epah]

Does anyone know how long the new licence takes to be collected? 4-6 weeks?

Do you get notified by SMS?

Renewed mine on 2 November last year and got it on 21st December. You don’t get an sms, if you sms your ID no to that 3**** number it just tells you that your card has been produced and to collect in 21 working day. But it doesn’t tell you exactly if it has been delivered to the DLTC yet. Just collect after 6 weeks. If you go within 4 weeks you might come back empty handed.

 

[The_Librarian]

Bah.

Long Q.

Miffed.

 

[B-1]

Bah.

Long Q.

Miffed.

Where did you end up going?

 

[The_Librarian]

Where did you end up going?

Still at the centurion one.

Almost my turn.

Fix-it Fokoli indeed

 

[Speedster]

Still at the centurion one.

Almost my turn.

Fix-it Fokoli indeed

Why go there when you have EcoPark and Waterfall as options?

 

[The_Librarian]

All done

 

[The_Librarian]

Why go there when you have EcoPark and Waterfall as options?

Driving distances. Some of us have to watch our fuel usage

 

[Speedster]

Driving distances. Some of us have to watch our fuel usage

3 hours of your life worth less than 3km?

 

[STORMERSFAN]

When is the driver's being extended to eight years?

 

[DapperDanMan]

When is the driver's being extended to eight years?

Some say Octobah.

'Smart' driver’s licence to be introduced in October 2023

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula is also looking at extending the renewal period of the card from five to 10 years.

www.timeslive.co.za

Some say Novembah.

New driving licence cards approved for South Africa, rollout set for November 2023 | Life

The driving licence system is still problematic for many South Africans, but now new cards have been approved with more secure design features.

www.news24.com

 

[DapperDanMan]

3 hours of your life worth less than 3km?

Wasn't it 5 hours of queueing and 20 minutes of processing for @The_Librarian?

 

[DapperDanMan]

Why go there when you have EcoPark and Waterfall as options?

Because the Gautrain is simply irresistible?

 

[The_Librarian]

Wasn't it 5 hours of queueing and 20 minutes of processing for @The_Librarian?

2 hours. Got there at 1510, got out at 1710.

Not too bad, could've been longer.

 

[Lupus]

2 hours. Got there at 1510, got out at 1710.

Not too bad, could've been longer.

2 hours?? Wtf it took me 45 minutes and that was with the 30 minutes of driving

 

[bluepoole]

2 hours. Got there at 1510, got out at 1710.

Not too bad, could've been longer.

No dude really, you would have spent less than half that time if you just went to Eco Park “around the corner”

 

[The_Librarian]

No dude really, you would have spent less than half that time if you just went to Eco Park “around the corner”

Nope. Centurion was on my way home, and I do not have the luxury of driving all over town just to save some time.

Keep that in mind some of us really do have shoestring budgets and we tend to plan around these.