About replacing damaged, lost or stolen driver’s licence card

If your drivers licence card is lost, stolen or damaged, you can apply for a new one.

You will have to apply for a temporary drivers licence at an additional cost while waiting for your drivers licence to be issued.

To get a replacement card, you will not be required to take a driver’s 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 traffic centre.

What you should do

Go to the nearest Driving License Testing Centre (DLTC) with the following:

• identity document (ID) and a copy of ID, or valid South African passport
• two black and white ID photographs 
• application fee
  

Complete Application for driving licence (DL1) form.

You will do an eye test or you can do it at an optometrist of your choice and bring your results to the traffic centre.

Timeframe

• Your new driver’s licence should be ready within four to six weeks.
• A temporary driver’s licence is issued immediately.

How much does it cost

Province	Application fee
Eastern Cape	Ranges from R165 to R14 632
Free State	Ranges from R102 to R11 439
Gauteng	Ranges from R105 to R1 183
KwaZulu-Natal	Ranges from R141 to R1 625
Limpopo	Ranges from R120 to R12 300
Mpumalanga	Ranges from R108 to R10 332
Northern Cape	Ranges from R156 to R13 068
North West	Ranges from R135 to R12 660
Western Cape	Ranges from R243 to R16 500

Forms to complete

Application for driving licence, DL1 is available at the driver's licence testing station.

Who to contact

National Traffic Information System (eNatis) service centres