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Application for registration of a motor vehicle
    

Description | Steps to follow | Legal framework | Service standard | Cost | Forms to complete | Contact details

Description

All motor vehicles operating on South African public roads must be registered.

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Steps to follow

  • Complete an application form at your nearest traffic office.
  • Bring the following documents:
    • identity document
    • proof of ownership of the vehicle
    • a roadworthy certificate (if the vehicle is used).

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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.)

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

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Service standard

The application is processed on the same day.

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Cost

Province

On or before expiry date

Eastern Cape

R45

Free State

R69

Gauteng

R78

KwaZulu-Natal

R69

Limpopo

R79

Mpumalanga

R61

Northern Cape

R50

North West

R71

Western Cape

R69



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Forms to complete

Application and notice in respect of registration and licensing of a motor vehicle is available from the traffic office.

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Contact details

Last reviewed:03 June 2008
   
 

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