The waiting period for driving licence cards has been significantly reduced since the backlog was cleared. Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula claims your new card will only take 10 days to process. | Wheels24
Motorists queuing to renew vehicle licences in Stellenbosch. Please note there are no extensions for vehicle licence renewals.The waiting period for driving licence card renewals or applications will now only take 10 working days. 1.2 million South Africans are driving with expired driving licence cards.
On 2 September, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula announced the government had approved new driving licence cards for South Africa.Mbalula claimed the waiting period after applying for a new driving licence card would now take 10 working days to process instead of 58. "We have successfully reduced the waiting period for a driving licence card from 58 working days in April 2022 to 10 working days in July 2022," said Mbalula.
This has resulted in motorists sitting with expired temporary driving licences as their new cards have still not been processed.
According to the department, 67% of those who have not renewed their driving licences were between the ages of 25 and 50, 15% between 50 and 60, and 17% above 60.
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