South Africa's driving licences to be valid for 10 years
South Africa is moving towards a 10-year validity period for driving licences, pending public comment on the recent proposal. Find out what this means for current licence holders and the different categories affected.
The Department of Transport in South Africa has officially gazetted the proposal to extend the validity period of driving licences to 10 years, moving the process closer to implementation. This development follows Cabinet's approval of the proposal less than three weeks ago. Although the law has not yet been enacted, the gazetting opens the proposal to a 30-day public comment period.
Currently, motorists must renew their driving licence cards according to the existing rules, with cards valid for five years for A, A1, B, and EB licence types. Once the amendments are formally implemented, A, A1, B, and EB cards will have a 10-year validity period, starting from the date of issuance from the Card Production Facility.
However, heavy commercial and public transport licences, such as C1, C, EC1, and EC codes, will retain their existing five-year validity periods. Professional Driving Permits (PrDPs) will also maintain their current two-year validity period, meaning heavy-vehicle drivers will still need to renew their PrDP every two years. The validity of learner's licences will remain unchanged at two years.
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