Description

A temporary driver’s licence is a provisional licence issued to qualified drivers who:

• are waiting for their credit card format licence
• have applied for the renewal of their licenses or
• have lost their driver’s licence.

This licence is valid for only six months and can be issued at any driver’s licence testing centre.

[Top]

Steps to follow

• Complete form DL1, Application for a driving licence, at any driver’s licence testing centre.
• Bring the following:
• • identity document (ID) or passport
  • two ID-sized black and white photographs.
• An eye test will be done before a temporary driver’s licence is issued.
• Pay the prescribed fee.

[Top]

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) 

[Top]

Service standard

The temporary driver's licence is issued on the same day.

[Top]

Cost 

[Top]

Forms to complete

Application for a driving licence, DL1. Complete an application form available from the driver's licence testing centre.

[Top]

Contact details