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Application for a roadworthy certificate
About applying for a roadworthy certificate

You must have your motor vehicle tested for roadworthiness before you register it in your name. If your motor vehicle is used for public transport or is a heavy load vehicle (excluding buses), you must take it to be tested for roadworthiness every year before you renew your motor vehicle licence. A bus must be tested for roadworthiness every six months.

All motor vehicles operating on a public road need to be examined in order to determine their roadworthiness. It is your responsibility as the owner of the vehicle to have your vehicle tested. Testing of motor vehicles can be done through private or public vehicle testing stations.

At the end of the roadworthy test, if passed, a notice is issued.
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What you should do

Go to the nearest vehicle testing station with the following:
  • vehicle’s registration certificate
  • Identity (ID) document 
  • prescribed fee.
Complete the ACR (Application for Certification of Roadworthiness) form.
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How long does it take

The application is processed on the same day.

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How much does it cost

Province Booking fee
Eastern Cape
Bus
Motor Cycle
Goods Vehicle
Other Vehicles
R225
R105
R213
R183
Free State
Bus
Motor Cycle
Goods Vehicle
Other Vehicles
R174
R82
R174
R130
Gauteng
Bus
Motor Cycle
Goods Vehicle
Other Vehicles
R228
R108
R228
R180
KwaZulu-Natal
Bus
Motor Cycle
Goods Vehicle
Other Vehicles
R350
R200
R350
R220
Limpopo
Bus
Motor Cycle
Goods Vehicle
Other Vehicles
R198
R93
R174
R138
Mpumalanga
Bus
Motor Cycle
Goods Vehicle
Other Vehicles
R132
R58
R142
R110
Northern Cape
Bus
Motor Cycle
Goods Vehicle
Other Vehicles
R177
R87
R186
R147
North West
Bus
Motor Cycle
Goods Vehicle
Other Vehicles
R222
R210
R222
R210
Western Cape
Bus
Motor Cycle
Goods Vehicle
Other Vehicles
R165
R55
R165
R135

Note: These costs apply only to public testing stations. Private testing stations may charge different rates.
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Forms to complete

Form ACR (Application for Certification of Roadworthiness)

Forms are obtainable at your nearest testing station or you can download them from the eNaTIS website.
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