During the lockdown period, most services rendered by the Department of Transport have been suspended.

Vehicle Testing Centres and Drivers’ Licence Testing Centres (DLTCs) were closed.

Drivers’ licences that have expired during the lockdown shall still be deemed valid until the end of the lockdown, however those that have expired before lockdown is punishable by fines.

Skeleton staff are still operational for purposes of safe road operations, clearing of accidents, maintenance of tunnels as well as road traffic enforcement.

In addition to these measures, Minister of Transport, Mr Fikile Mbalula, has outlined directions covering the following areas:

• Movement of cargo (aviation, maritime, road – including cross border).  This will cover measures such as the prohibition of crew change and movement of essential cargo across all our modes of transport.
• Limiting movement of allowed essential public transport to specific times.
• Movement of cross-border road transport.
• Suspension of services rendered by the department’s entities.
• Closure of Vehicle Testing Centres and Drivers’ Licence Testing Centres (DLTCs).
• Expiry of drivers licences.

“We are encouraged by the positive response to the existing regulations by all stakeholders.

“These include sanitisation of taxis and surfaces by the taxi industry and initiatives by e-Hailing providers to assist with transportation relating to healthcare logistics.”