Part of the cost of vehicle ownership is paying your annual car license renewal fees. As you might expect, the larger your car is, the higher the fees are. This is because much of the collected fees contribute to the maintenance of the road infrastructure. But before you sell your car instantly with Instant Offer and search for cars on AutoTrader, let us find out how much you can expect to pay for your current car license.
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Licensing fees vary according to the weight of the vehicle, and from province to province
These days, your average road car generally weighs from 900 kg (for a small city car) to around 2 500 kg for a large sedan or luxury 4x4.
- In Gauteng, the total annual license fee for a car of up to 1 000 kilograms, but not exceeding 1 250 kilograms is R492.00.
- In the Western Cape, it will cost you R642.00.
- In KZN the aforementioned car will cost you R672.00 to license, per year.
- A large SUV weighing in at 2 500 kg but not exceeding 2 750 kg, will cost you R 1 620.00 in Gauteng, R 1 458.00 in the Western Cape, and R1 566.00 in KZN.
The current rates (by vehicle weight and province) are also listed in the following tables:
- Eastern Cape fees
- Western Cape fees
- Free State fees
- Gauteng fees
- KwaZulu Natal fees
- Limpopo fees
- Mpumalanga fees
- Northern Cape fees
- North West Province fees
Click here to visit the Car License Renewal website and view the fees for all vehicles along with all other license-renewal-related information.
You get a 21-day grace period in which to renew an expired motor vehicle license. The grace period is calculated from the expiry date of the current license disc.
To avoid penalties (calculated at 1/10th of the appropriate fee for every month that the license remains unpaid), be sure to pay your license fees on time.
You can now renew your car license online
The hassle of taking the day off to visit your nearest DLTC is no longer necessary because eNATS has stepped up and is now offering online renewals! You can click here to go to the eNATS online renewal portal.
eNATS Online also offers a free license renewal reminder service. All you need to do for reminder and renewal services, is go to www.enats.co.za, click on Renew my License, and follow the process. Before your license disc expires, we will send you a reminder with an option for us to process this on your behalf. Once we’ve obtained your new disc, our door-to-door courier delivers it to your door. -eNATS
Did you know you can also renew your car license at the Post Office?
If you’re not keen on sitting in the queue at your local driver's license testing centre, or you don't have the means to do it online, click here for a list of participating post offices (and their contact numbers) in Gauteng, KZN, Eastern Cape, Limpopo and North West.
Alternatively, go back to the License Renewal SA portal here where the Post Offices are also listed.
New participating branches are added often, so to be on the safe side, please call 0860 111 502 to find the Post Office closest to you that offers this service. You can also use the link above to download the MVL2 renewal form.
For renewals at the Post Office, take the following with you: The MVL2 renewal form, ID (plus a copy of your ID), proof of address, and the required fees.
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Or, you can make use of a licensing service
Why stand in line if you don't need to? You can send someone on your behalf; there are many license renewal services that will be happy to do it for you, but make a few calls to find out what they'll charge. We used Google to search and found the following list of companies here.
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