What happens if you are involved in an accident with an expired licence in South Africa?

[BusinessTech]

What happens if you are involved in an accident with an expired licence in South Africa?

While many motorists are relieved by the recent announcement regarding the grace period extension for the renewal of expired driver's licences to March 2022, there are questions about the insurance implications should a driver be involved in a car accident with an expired licence.

 

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“We are particularly concerned with the low number of motorists who are taking advantage of the extension of the validity period. Since the extension of the validity period, only 38,619 motorists have renewed their licences,” Mbalula said.

 

[Moto Guzzi]

If fuel cars are banned in SA(An EU initiative), who needs a licence that cannot afford a battery metal cage-?
Note:
A batery car is not a car, if does not sound like a duck, its not a duck.

 

[Lupus]

This is the problem, your drivers license is still valid, the card expires not the license.

 

[genetic]

This is the problem, your drivers license is still valid, the card expires not the license.

Try tell that to your insurance company when they refuse your claim when you’re involved in an accident with an expired card. Also it’s in the small print of nearly any insurance contract, that you must have a valid license card.

 

[Lupus]

Try tell that to your insurance company when they refuse your claim when you’re involved in an accident with an expired card. Also it’s in the small print of nearly any insurance contract, that you must have a valid license card.

That is the key line, valid card, not license.

 

[Hemi300c]

“We are particularly concerned with the low number of motorists who are taking advantage of the extension of the validity period. Since the extension of the validity period, only 38,619 motorists have renewed their licences,” Mbalula said.

“This leaves us with a backlog of 633,800 expired driving licences that are yet to be renewed.”

This cvnt is pointing fingers at the people whereas he id 100 % to blame. Typical anc