Driving import car

[Kuda1911]

Hi everyone.

I have a related question. How safe am I driving a foreign registered car in south africa, I own a golf 5 and I want to drive in the eastern cape while I do my degree. Will it be better to leave it in Botswana and how would I keep it from getting stolen. Thank you

It's safe, especially in the Eastern Cape (lived and studied there for 4years). If you really want to be extra safe, you can get white number plates which don't stick out as much.

 

[rjay100]

It's super easy... U r allowed to buy a car from Botswana and use it in s.a. make sure it's in your name from Botswana... They LL only want a passport and a Botswana address which is never a problem. U can use that car with Botswana plates as long as U wish....

If U intend to change to s.a registration....then ull have to keep it in your name with Botswana...for 2 years...then go pay SARS 10% of the book value or the value at which U bought it.... ( I haven't yet done this step...my year two is 2020 may) . People who have less knowledge speak all crap. What is illegal is to buy a car from harbour or those in Durban in transit.... and attempt to register it with s a straight away... That car must go to Botswana, pay Botswana tax and register it... Then bring it to s.a for private use...

Matherson are you still there?? My uncle has a car from Botswana he bought 6 years ago. He’s looking to register it in SA. Seems our next step is to pay SARS their due? Well actually how did you end up doing it?

 

[Thugscub]

Matherson are you still there?? My uncle has a car from Botswana he bought 6 years ago. He’s looking to register it in SA. Seems our next step is to pay SARS their due? Well actually how did you end up doing it?

Its a hell of a story. He has to prove he owned the car for at least 2 years in Bots. A returning sa resident can import a car.
Interpol clearance.
Road worthy.
Data dot.
Weighbridge.
There are more can't remember them all.
Unless its an exotic GTR or similar. It's not worth the trouble.

 

[Mirai]

Good evening

I know cars imported from Lesotho and Botswana are not allowed in SA, if you are a South African citizen. I would like to know what happens if, I have a family in Lesotho I ask one of my family member to buy the car for me register in his name. Would I be allowed as SA citizen to drive the car, God forbid but accidents do happen. What will happen if I'm involved in an accident?. I know no insurance will cover me. The disc I will have to go Lesotho every year. The car will be in my cousin's name but I will be the regular drive.

I have family in Lesotho and Botswana cars there are cheap, my cousin just bought a nice VW Polo 1.2 very cheap R60k.

Only import car I would want to drive in SA would be an older model Toyota Century.