License Disk Fine experience

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Cius

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So I am usually fairly good at keeping my cars licence disks up to date. However since the licensing department stopped mailing those letters reminding you in advance I apparently forgot this year. About 2 months ago I got pulled over in my one car and to my surprise I got a fine for the disk not being done. Was highly annoyed but whatever, was an oversight on my part. Also the fine of R500 is only R250 if you pay within 30 days. So I went to the post office to pay that same day and lo and behold their system is down. Eventually 3 attempts and a week later the system is up but they can't find the fine on their system so I can't pay it. I figured maybe the cop just never captured it and forget about it.

About two months later I get one of those come collect the registered letter notes delivered to me. Pop by the post office one again to find the full fine for R500 is now payable and a R60 letter charge has been tagged on top for good measure. I was fairly furious as I had made multiple attempts to pay in the discount period but due to their crappy system I was unable to. The really awesome guy at the post office told me that they always do this. Delay notification and loading it onto the system so that they get the max fine and not the legal discount rate.

Anyways, just a warning. Make sure your license disks are up to date. Also if anyone knows how to actually pay these fines before its on the system let me know cause I feel violated here.
 
You can go have a look at Paycity or PayMyFine. Gets loaded on there pretty quickly.
 
I am registered there and get emailed as soon as I get a speeding fine. Never saw the license disk fine on that system.
 
My notification system luckily works, when I do my money stuff end of Sept, my Excel budget spreadsheet will say "R400" under the car licensing row.

Anyhow, manually written fines can take time to reflect.
 
I received 2 fines in Worcester a in one weekend. The fines came via post last week.

Checkers : Only picks up the one fine. Says I must go to post office
Post office : Do not pick up any of the fines.

There was EFT details on so I just paid it on Monday via EFT. Government systems is really not up to standard.
 
I had a similar issue in March, my license disk expired in December 2016, the day after receiving the fine (a note left on my windscreen by the metro cops) I renewed it, and I never paid the fine or received a letter about it
 
NAV>Car on the FNB app gives you licence reminders, and for a fee, lets you renew your licence and have it delivered to you.
 
Got 150 rand fine on beach rd from camera but was allegedly going 65 in a 60, COCT must be desperate for revenues. Most other cameras allow a 5-10km/h grace not COCT.
 
terencej said:
I received 2 fines in Worcester a in one weekend. The fines came via post last week.

Checkers : Only picks up the one fine. Says I must go to post office
Post office : Do not pick up any of the fines.

There was EFT details on so I just paid it on Monday via EFT. Government systems is really not up to standard.
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But all of them installed by the "IT industry"
 
I often read about people who "forgot about the renewal because the reminder did not arrive in the mail"...

We all have smartphones nowadays, I don't know why more people don't just create a reminder on their phones for themselves...clearly the renewal letter service is inconsistent/non existent
 
Gtx Gaming said:
You can renew your licence online in WC, without needing a app :P

https://eservices.capetown.gov.za/irj/portal
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No, you can't.

Tried again today, get the usual message back saying

Dear Customer,

Thank you for contacting the City of Cape Town.
We have picked up that your postal address records differ from our records.
We will need to update your records before we can allocate a payment advice.

This will be the third time I've provided all the things needed to update (something that hasn't changed), and they've completely ignored it. Have all the references for this going back 3 years now. I've basically given up on trying to renew online.
I eat the costs of renewal overdues when I'm back in the country. Fskers.
 
If you bank with FNB you can add your vehicle details to their system to be notified.

And you can hopefully renew through them as well.
 
SauRoNZA said:
If you bank with FNB you can add your vehicle details to their system to be notified.

And you can hopefully renew through them as well.
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Where do you do this?
How do you print the disc if you renew with them?
 
Bought my car 4 years ago. Dealership sends an annual reminder.
 
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