Motorists have been urged to purchase their driver's and vehicle licence discs before the Easter rush. Thousands of both vehicle and driver's licences are set to expire by the end of March.
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Motorists are urged to renew their licences ahead of the Easter rush.
With the Easter long weekend approaching in early April, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has issued an urgent call for motorists to check the validity of their vehicle licence discs and driving licence cards to avoid potential travel delays.
According to data from the NaTIS system, hundreds of thousands of documents are set to expire at the end of March. The RTMC revealed that 700,399 vehicle licence discs are due for renewal this month.
Gauteng leads the statistics with 259,563 vehicles affected, followed by the Western Cape with 116,633, and KwaZulu-Natal with 98,735. Other provinces face the following renewal figures for vehicle licences:
In addition to vehicle discs, 128,080 driving licence cards are set to expire by the end of March. Gauteng motorists account for 44,142 of these renewals, while KwaZulu-Natal has 20,188, and the Western Cape has 17,108.
The remaining renewals for driving licence cards are distributed as follows:
The RTMC highlighted that motorists can renew vehicle licence discs online via the online.natis.gov.za platform. Once processed, discs are delivered to the user's home or office within three to five working days.
The corporation noted that more than 6 million vehicle licence discs have been processed through this platform since its launch in 2022.
Regarding driving licence card renewals, motorists based in Gauteng, as well as Gqeberha and Karigan in the Eastern Cape, can use the same online platform to pre-book a renewal slot.
Drivers in other provinces are advised to visit their local driving licence centres to complete the process.
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