{"id":132862,"date":"2016-08-10T10:06:24","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T08:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=132862"},"modified":"2016-08-10T10:06:24","modified_gmt":"2016-08-10T08:06:24","slug":"south-africa-to-get-new-number-plates-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/132862\/south-africa-to-get-new-number-plates-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa to get new number plates in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa is set to receive new number plates in 2017, according to a report by <a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/government\/174788-new-number-plates-for-south-africa.html\" target=\"_blank\">MyBroadband<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>New national number plates were first officially mentioned in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.za\/sites\/www.gov.za\/files\/38430_gen79.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Department of Transport Notice<\/strong><\/a> on 28 January\u00a02015.<\/p>\n<p>The draft regulation amendments were opened to public comment at the time of their publication.<\/p>\n<p>Arrive Alive stated at a recent conference that the new number plates are due in 2017 and that the plates must be renewed\u00a0every five years.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Number-plates-header.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-132866 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Number-plates-header.jpg\" alt=\"Number-plates-header\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Number-plates-header.jpg 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Number-plates-header-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What the new number plates looks like<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new number plates will be an embossed aluminium plate, with the background printed under a coat of a retro-reflective surface.<\/p>\n<p>The plates will contain:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>South African National Flag.<\/li>\n<li>The word \u201cGAUTENG\u201d for the province of Gauteng, \u201cLIMPOPO\u201d for the province of Limpopo, and so on.<\/li>\n<li>The sequential number shall be on the bottom left of the number plate.<\/li>\n<li>SABS certification mark.<\/li>\n<li>Four-dimensional barcode with the QR code that contains the registration number of the manufacturer of blank number plates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Number-plates-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-132864 size-new-size\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Number-plates-1-640x786.jpg\" alt=\"Number-plates-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Number-plates-1-640x786.jpg 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Number-plates-1-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Number-plates-1.jpg 662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>More on South Africa<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/118224\/beware-sa-motorists-driving-without-number-plates\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Beware SA motorists driving without number plates<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/technology\/95297\/how-many-car-number-plates-are-cloned-in-gauteng\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>How many car number plates are cloned in Gauteng<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/media\/110069\/watch-motorist-pulled-over-for-disappearing-number-plates-in-sa\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Watch: Motorist pulled over for \u2018disappearing\u2019 number plates in SA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa is set to receive new number plates in 2017, according to a report by 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