The Department of Transport has published a new directive which outline the validity of motor vehicle licences and registrations during South Africa\u2019s 21-day lockdown.<\/p>\n
The seven-week lockdown has made it difficult for South African motorists to renew expired licences, and the government has published a number of regulations<\/a> <\/strong>to extend the validity of these licences until the lockdown restrictions are relaxed.<\/p>\n The latest regulations state that all documentation that expired between 26 March and 31 May will now be extended for 90 days from 1 June.<\/p>\n This extends to:<\/p>\n In addition, motor trade number licences that expired during this period have had their validity extended by a further six months. A motor trade number is typically used\u00a0to operate an unregistered and unlicensed\u00a0motor\u00a0vehicle on a public road in the course of their business.<\/p>\n The gazette also states that driving licence centres, registering authorities, testing stations and driving schools will resume services from 1 June. This aligns with the country’s move down to level 3 lockdown restrictions.<\/p>\n The directive states that these facilities must follow strict hygiene rules as prescribed by government’s return-to-work regulations.<\/p>\n You can read the full directive below:<\/p>\n Transport Regulations 20 Ma…<\/a> by BusinessTech<\/a> on Scribd<\/p>\n\n