The South African Post Office (Sapo) has launched an online service for the renewal of motor vehicle licences.

The service is available on www.sapomvl.co.za. Payment is done through Masterpass, which the user can download from the Google Play Store for Android devices and the Apple App Store for Apple devices.

In a statement on Monday, Sapo said the full renewal process, including payment, will be done online, leaving only the last step of accessing the licence disc.

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“No commission is charged on the renewal transaction. The cost of delivery, to-door, is R75 and there is no charge to the customer when it is collected from a post office counter. The customer will receive an SMS when the disk arrives at the destination post office for collection, or when it goes out for delivery. Turnaround time is three working days, while it may be up to two days longer for outlying areas,” said Sapo’s spokesperson, Johan Kruger.

The service is available for vehicle owners in all provinces of South Africa except, currently, the Western Cape.

“The online renewal process is quick and simple once a vehicle owner has completed the once-off registration process. The post office has taken all the necessary steps to ensure that customer data is secure. The SA Post Office also offers bulk motor vehicle licence renewal for fleet operators and business, both big and small,” he said.