About renewing your drivers’ licence card

You must renew your driving licence card four weeks before its expiry date. If you renew it after the expiry date, you will have to apply for a temporary driving licence at an additional cost while waiting for your driving licence to be issued.

Note: To renew your licence, you will not be required to take a driving licence examination, but you will undergo eye testing and your fingerprints will be taken. Alternatively, you can have your eyes tested by an optometrist and submit the form at the driving licence testing centre (DLTC). If your sight has worsened from the date on which your licence was issued, new conditions will be attached to your licence.

What you should do

• Go to your nearest driving license testing centre with the following:
• identity document (ID) and a copy of your ID, old driving licence card or valid South African passport
• four black and white ID photographs. You must confirm with the DLTC how many photos they require taking photographs.
• prescribed application fee.
  

• Complete form DL1, Application for renewal of driving licence card.
• You will do an eye test or you can do it at an optometrist of your choice and bring your results to the DLTC.
  

How long does it take?

Your new driving licence will be ready in four to six weeks.

How much does it cost

Province	Before expiry date	If expired
Eastern Cape	R216	R312
Free State	R186	R234
Gauteng	R228	R300
KwaZulu-Natal	R250	R340
Limpopo	R216	R301
Mpumalanga	R170	R228
Northern Cape	R120	R175
North West	R222	R306
Western Cape	R140	R185

Forms to complete

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

Who to contact

National Traffic Information System (eNatis) service centres