Description

Your credit card driver’s licence is valid for five years from the date of issue and must be renewed after this time. Although the expiry date appears on your licence, a renewal notification will also be posted to you.

You may renew your licence at any time before it expires. The new licence will be valid for five years from the date of renewal.

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Steps to follow

• You may renew your licence at any driver’s license testing centre in the country, but you will also have to collect your card at the same testing centre.
• Complete form DL1, Application for renewal of driver’s licence, at your nearest traffic office.
• Bring the following documents:
• • identity document (ID) and a copy, temporary ID, old driver’s licence card or valid South African passport
  • three black and white ID photographs
  • application fees.

Note: You will not be required to take a driver’s licence examination, but will do an eye test. If your sight has deteriorated from the date on which your licence was issued, new conditions will be attached to your licence.

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Legal framework

(Documents are provided in PDF format. To open PDF documents, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 or higher installed on your computer.)

The National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act 93 of 1996)

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Service standard

Your new driver’s licence will be ready in four to six weeks.

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Cost 

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Forms to complete

Application for renewal of driver’s licence, DL1. The form is available at the driving licence testing centre.

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Contact details