Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for re-registering a De-Registered or Cancelled Vehiclein person, the applicant has to visit the nearest Registering authority in his/her province.
2. The contact links for each province in South Africa are listed in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page. Please click the link of your province and look for a nearest Municipality in your location.
3. Contact the Municipality and get details about nearest Registering authority according to your location.
4. Visit the nearest Registering authority and obtain theApplication forregistration and licensing of motor vehicle (RLV) form. Or click to download: Link
5. Make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
6. Now, complete the application form with appropriate information about you and your vehicle for which registrationis sought.
7. Specify in the application form the type of motor vehicle for which registration has to be done. Also, pay the prompted fees at the office.
8. Attach the required documents with the application and submit it to the concerned authority at the Registering authority.
9. Then, the application will be forwarded to the provincial helpdesk for the introduction of the motor vehicle record on the system.
10. Once the vehicle is registered and the introduction of the motor vehicle record is done, the applicant will be instructed to collect the license disc from the authority.

• Document for identity proof
• Residential address proof
• Utility bill
• Affidavit confirming the applicant’s residence (in case of lack of utility account)
• Confirmation letter from ward councillor (in case of informal settlements
• Copy of proof of ownership

NOTE: The above list is common for all vehicles. List of documents required for different categories of vehicles can be found under “What you should do” section in the link below: Link

Contact links for all the provinces in which you can find the Office addresses and Contact details of all the municipalities under the provinces are listed below:

• City of Johannesburg: Link
  
• City of Tshwane: Link
  
• City of Cape Town: Link
  
• Nelson Mandela Bay: Link
  
• Eastern Cape: Link
  
• Free State: Link
  
• Gauteng: Link
  
• KwaZulu-Natal: Link
  
• Limpopo: Link
  
• Mpumalanga: Link
  
• North West: Link
  
• Northern Cape: Link
  
• Western Cape: Link
  

• Any individual, who wants to re-register an already De-Registered or Cancelled motor vehicle, can apply.
• Any motor vehicle in a South African Republic should be registered in the Department of Transport and obtained a license disc, to be driven on roads.

• Please approach the authorities at local licensing office for the details about fees.
  

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• Application for Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicle form (RLV): Link
  

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• The Registration application process and introduction of the motor vehicle record on system may take a few days.
  

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• To re-register a pre-owned (used) vehicle, ensure that the seller had completed and submitted a Notification of change of ownership (NCO) form, which gives notification of change of ownership.

• In case of a vehicle built up from parts, after introduction of vehicle record on eNaTIS, a request for police clearance (form RPC) must be submitted and a roadworthy test must be performed on the vehicle.

• Name and surname of the applicant
• Identification number
• Email address
• License number, Vehicle register number and Chassis number/VIN of the motor vehicle
• Make and Series name of the motor vehicle

• Any de-registered or cancelled vehicle owned by a person living inside the Republic of South Africa must obtain a license disc once again if he/she wants that vehicle to be driven on South African roads.
  

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