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If your car's engine or chassis number has changed, you are required to get clearance before you can reregister the vehicle. You first need to apply at a motor vehicle registering office for a Request for Police Clearance. Then you need to take your vehicle to a vehicle clearance unit of the South...

Motorists must verify all personal and address particulars with any motor vehicle or driving licence transaction. What this means is that any person or body of persons (companies or organisations) must submit proof of full names, ID or business number and residential and postal address before any...

Licence inspectors, vehicle examiners, driving licence examiners, traffic officers and traffic wardens need to be registered. The minimum requirements are that you must: have an appropriate diploma, be a fit and proper person, and have undergone training in relation to the laws applicable to the...

Members of the public can apply to use a public road for sport and filming purposes. The permit application depends on whether a road is a municipal or a provincial road. You can contact the City of Cape Town for municipal roads or the Western Cape Mobility Department for provincial roads...

The law requires your car to be licensed every year. It's your duty as the owner of the car, to make sure that the licence is renewed before it expires. If the licence isn't renewed you are liable to pay late licensing penalties and arrears. There's a grace period of 21 days after the expiry date...

If you have a disability, you can apply for a disabled parking disc from your municipality. To qualify for the disc, you’ll need to have a letter from your doctor that explains the nature and constraints of your disability. A disabled parking disc allows you to park in allocated disability parking...

If you buy a vehicle, you need to register and license it in your name within 21 days. If the title holder (the entity who has the right to sell) is different from the owner, that entity must register the vehicle before you, as the owner can license it. Registration and licensing of a new vehicle...

A professional driving permit (PrDP) is needed to drive public transport and heavy-duty vehicles, for example lorries, buses and breakdown vehicles. There are some exceptions though, as you won’t need a PrDP to drive a hearse or a tractor. Before it was called a PrDP, a professional driving permit...

If you build a vehicle up from parts, or if the tare of the vehicle changes, you will have to obtain a mass measuring certificate before you will be able to register the vehicle. You can get your vehicle weighed at any private entity which operates a weighbridge, who must issue a weighbridge...

Special number plates contain both personalised numbers and discrete numbers on it. Personalised number plates contain the letters WP (Western Province) at the end of the number plate. How to Apply If you want to apply for a special number plate, you’ll need to complete and return application form...