Calculating the cost to LICENCE a car in 2024
Calculating the cost to licence a car in 2024 varies from province to province and it’s not always straightforward. Here’s how it works.
Here’s how you calculate the cost to licence a car in 2024. Legally, you must renew you vehicle licence every year to drive on South African roads. Thankfully, the Department of Transport is making it easier than ever to licence a car in 2024, with the introduction of hundreds of special licencing units at DLTCs counrywide.
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However, the Smart Enrollment Units (SEUs) as they’re known, don’t clarify the total cost when you licence a car in 2024. The reason being the amount you pay is dependent on the weight of your vehicle – or tare – and the cost varies from province to province. So, let’s breakdown the cost to licence a car in 2024.
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COST TO LICENCE A CAR IN 2024
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) licences all sorts of vehicles – from scooters to tractor trailers with multiple axles. These can weigh anywhere from 200 kg to 11 500 kg. However, for the sake of calculating the cost to licence a car in 2024, we’ll focus our attention between 1 000 kg and 2 500 kg.
COST BY MAJOR PROVINCES
| Weight | KZN | GAUTENG | W.CAPE |
| 1 000-1 250 kg | R534 | R462 | R444 |
| 1 250-1 500 kg | R672 | R642 | R612 |
| 1 500-1 750 kg | R810 | R756 | R678 |
| 1 750-2 000 kg | R948 | R960 | R774 |
| 2 000-2 250 kg | R1 134 | R1 116 | R1 056 |
| 2 250-2 500 kg | R1 350 | R1 344 | R1 236 |
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Across the board, it’s cheapest to renew your car licence in the Western Cape, Gauteng is next cheapest, with KwaZulu Natal the most expensive. Click the links below to see the costs for the remaining six provinces in South Africa for 2024:
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WHAT ABOUT ADDITIONAL COST TO LICENCE A CAR?
There are a host of third-party service providers that can assist you to licence a car in 2024. Everything from WhatsApp service like DISKY, to service at major supermarkets and banks. It’s really up to you to choose which is the easiest and most convenient.
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In general, the eNATIS website (Gauteng and Eastern Cape) and Western Cape eServices website charge the following fees:
- Online application, delivery ordinary mail: R28.
- Online application, delivery registered mail: R72.
- Online application, delivery courier service: R99.
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21-DAY GRACE
Don’t forget that if your car licence is expired, you have a 21-day grace period to renew. Miss it and you will have to pay a late licencing fee of one tenth of the annual licencing fee per month. The longer you leave it, the more expensive it will become.
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