westerncape.gov.za Renewing & Replacing Your Driving Licence : Western Cape Government

Organisation : Western Cape Government
Head Quarters : Cape Town
Type of Facilities : Renewing & Replacing Your Driving Licence

Website : https://www.westerncape.gov.za/
Application Form : https://www.southafricain.com/uploads/103-d1form.pdf

Renewing & Replacing Your Driving Licence :

Renewing your driving licence :
** Your credit card driving licence is only valid for five years and needs to be renewed before the expiry date, which appears on your licence.

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** You will also be sent a renewal notification in the post.
** You can renew your licence at any time before your licence expires.

** The new licence will be valid for five years from the date of the renewal.
** To renew your licence, you need to complete the DL1 application form at your nearest Driving Licence Testing Centre.

You will also need :
** Your current driving licence card.
** Your ID.
** One black and white or colour ID photographs if you’re renewing your licence before the expiry date of your current licence or two photographs if you’re renewing your licence after the expiry date.
** Before your licence can be renewed, you will need to have your fingerprints taken and you will have to undergo an eye test.

** If your sight has deteriorated since your licence was issued, new restrictions may be attached to your licence.
** For example, you may be required to wear glasses when driving.
** Should you fail the eye test completely, your driving licence will not be renewed.

** You are not required to undergo the driving test again.
** South Africans who are overseas at the time that their driving licences expire can only renew their licences when they return to the country.
** At present, there are no penalties for late renewal.

** If your driving licence has already expired when you go to renew it, you will have to get a temporary driving licence while you wait for the credit card licence to be issued.
** In this case, you will need an extra two black and white or colour photographs.
** There is a R140 licence renewal fee. There is also a fee of R45 if you require a temporary licence.

Replacing your driving licence :
** If your driving licence is lost, stolen or destroyed, you can apply for a replacement licence by completing form DL1 at any driving licence testing centre.
** In order to replace your licence if it has been stolen, you will need to obtain an affidavit from the police stating the circumstances in which the licence was stolen.
** If your licence has been misplaced or lost, you will need an affidavit from a commissioner of oaths.

** You also need to complete Part C of form DL1 Application for Driving Licence, obtainable from your nearest driving licence testing centre.
** You will be issued a temporary driving licence which is valid for six months or until the replacement driving licence is issued, whichever occurs first.

** To apply for a replacement licence, you need to complete form DL1 at any driving licence testing centre.

You must provide :
** Your ID.
** Four black and white or colour photographs.
** An affidavit from the police
** The temporary permit costs R45, while the fee for a replacement licence is R140.

For more information, contact :
Law Administration Helpdesk : 021 483 2080/2078/2469/6401/5391

Contact Centre :
9 Wale Street,
Cape Town