Vehicle Licence Registration
registering your motor vehicle
If you are a title holder of a new, pre-owned, built or re-built motor vehicle, you must register it at your relevant registering authority to get a registration certificate. If the vehicle is financed, the title holder will be the financing institution. When it has been registered and licenced, you will get a motor vehicle licence disc.
You must register and license your motor vehicle within 21 days after a change of ownership. If you do not register it, you will have to pay arrears and penalties. The motor vehicle registration is recorded on the national traffic information system (eNaTIS).
Your vehicle’s registration becomes null and void if:
- the vehicle licence disc has not been renewed for more than four years
- the vehicle was involved in an accident and has been declared permanently unfit for use
- you sold the vehicle (changed ownership)
- your vehicle has been repossessed for more than 31 days
- a deregistration certificate has been issued.
Register a new vehicle:
To register a new vehicle, we require the following:
your identity document (ID)
proof of residential address e.g. utility account. If the utility bill is not in your name, the owner of the bill must make an affidavit declaring that you live at the address and the utility bill must be attached to the affidavit.
if you stay at an informal settlement, you must bring a letter with an official date stamp from the ward councillor confirming your address
the manufacturer’s certificate containing all the relevant details of the vehicle
a roadworthy certificate, if the vehicle is a heavy load [or Road Transport Quality System (RTQS)] vehicle.
Complete the Application for Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicle (RLV) form.
Register a used vehicle:
To register a pre-owned (used) vehicle, the seller must first complete and submit a Notification of change of ownership (NCO) form, which gives notification of change of ownership
We will require the following Documents
your identity document (ID)
proof of residential address e.g. utility account. If the utility bill is not in your name, the owner of the bill must make an affidavit declaring that you live at the address and the utility bill must be attached to the affidavit.
if you stay at an informal settlement, you must bring a letter with an official date stamp from the ward councillor confirming your address
the vehicle registration certificate (in the seller’s name)
a certificate of roadworthiness if the current certificate is older than 60 days
proof of purchase of the vehicle
a valid motor vehicle licence (ensure that the licence fees for the vehicle are up to date).
How long does it take
The application will be forwarded to the provincial helpdesk.
The introduction of the motor vehicle record can take up to a few days. The applicant will be contacted when the record is on the system.
Forms to complete
We will send you all the forms required for vehicle registration. Once completed and sent back to us we will ensure that all documentation that is required is together before submitting the application.