About applying for refund of licence fees

If your motor vehicle has been stolen, deregistered or declared permanently unfit for use, you can apply for a refund of a motor vehicle licence fee.

Your application for refund must be made to the MEC of the province where your motor vehicle was registered within a period of three months after the date of notification of your motor vehicle’s deregistration. Your refund will be calculated at one twelfth of the motor vehicle licence fees paid in respect of your motor vehicle for every month for which your motor vehicle licence remains valid.

After your application has been received, the MEC concerned may refund you - however,  an amount of less than R100.00 shall not be refunded.

What you should do

Go to the registering authority in the province where you registered your motor vehicle with the following:

• your identity document
• an affidavit confirming that the vehicle has been stolen, is permanently unfit for use or has a deregistration certificate.
  

Complete the RLF (Application for Refund of Licence Fees form).

How long does it take?

The application is processed on the same day, but the refund is only paid out after a few days due to internal auditing processes.

How much does it cost

This service is free.

Forms to complete

Form RLF (Application for refund of licence fees) 

Forms are obtainable at the registering authority or you can download them from the eNaTIS website.

Who to contact

National Traffic Information System (eNatis) service centres