Over 700 000 vehicle licences set to expire before Easter travel period
The RTMC has encouraged drivers to check and renew their vehicle and driving licences before Easter travel to avoid penalties and delays.
Motorists planning to travel during the Easter long weekend are urged to ensure their vehicle licence discs and driving licence cards are valid, as hundreds of thousands are set to expire at the end of March.
According to information published by the South African Government News Agency, the National Traffic Information System (NaTIS) indicates that 700 399 vehicle licence discs will expire during this period.
The provinces with the highest number of expiring vehicle licences are Gauteng (259 563), Western Cape (116 633) and KZN (98 735).
Other affected provinces include Mpumalanga (51 198), Limpopo (45 240) and the Eastern Cape (44 840). In addition, 36 335 vehicles in the North West, 31 964 in the Free State, and 15 891 in the Northern Cape will also require licence renewals.
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The RTMC has encouraged motorists to make use of the online NaTIS platform to renew their vehicle licence discs from home or the office.
“The disc will be delivered within three to five working days. More than six million vehicle licence discs have been processed through this platform since it became available in 2022,” the RTMC said in a statement.
Drivers in Gauteng, Gqeberha and Kariega in the Eastern Cape can also use the online platform to pre-book appointments to renew their driving licence cards. Motorists in other provinces are advised to visit their nearest driving licence testing centres.
In addition, 128 080 driving licence cards are set to expire by the end of March.
The largest number of affected drivers is in Gauteng (44 142), followed by KZN (20 188) and the Western Cape (17 108).
Other provinces include Mpumalanga (12 515), Limpopo (11 831), Eastern Cape (8 404), North West (6 187), Free State (5 471) and the Northern Cape (2 234).
Motorists are encouraged to renew their licences before they expire to avoid penalties and ensure smoother travel during the busy Easter period.
