RENEWING YOUR DRIVING LICENCE
Your credit card driving licence is only valid for five years and needs to be renewed after this time. The expiry date appears on your licence. You will also be sent a renewal notification in the post.
You can renew your licence at any time before your licence expires. The new licence will be valid for five years from the date of the renewal.
To renew your licence, you need to complete the application form at your nearest Driving Licence Testing Centre. You will also need:
•your current driving licence
•your ID
•two black and white ID photographs if you're renewing your licence before the expiry date of your current licence or four photographs if you're renewing your licence after the expiry date
Before your licence can be renewed, you will need to have your fingerprints taken and you will have to undergo an eye test. If your sight has deteriorated since your licence was issued, new restrictions may be attached to your licence. For example, you may be required to wear glasses when driving. Should you fail the eye test completely, your driving licence will not be renewed.
You are not required to undergo the driving examination again.
South Africans who are overseas at the time that their driving licences expire can only renew their licences when they return to the country. At present there are no penalties for late renewal. However, once penalties are introduced, people who have been unable to renew their licences will be able to apply for exemptions from these penalties.
If your licence has already expired when you go to renew it, you will have to get a temporary licence while you wait for the credit card licence to be issued. In this case you will need an extra two black and white photographs.
There is R100 licence renewal fee. There is also a fee of R40 if you require a temporary licence.
