Vehicle Owners Ditch Licensing Queues, Turn To Online Renewals For Time-Saving

Vehicle owners are increasingly abandoning the long queues at vehicle licensing centres and opting to renew their vehicle licences online to save time.

An analysis of the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) online platform, online.natis, shows that more than 2.5 million vehicle owners have opted for the convenience of the online platform since its launch in 2022.

“Monthly average online renewals on the natis platform have increased from 44 802 in August 2022 to 222 606 last month with an average daily renewal of 7 181.

“To access the service which offers motorists the convenience of renewing the vehicle licence from the comfort of their homes or offices, vehicle owners must register their profile on online.natis.gov.za. This will enable them to update their contact details namely cellphone numbers and email address.

“Registered vehicle owners are entitled to receive renewal notices and can pay AARTO enforcement orders online while renewing their vehicle licences. More than five million vehicle licence renewal notices have been sent out since the beginning of the year,” RTMC said on Monday.

The service is now also available through participating banks such as First National Bank, Capitec and Nedbank.

The RTMC is also able to assist fleet owners who wish to renew vehicle licences in bulk to save time and money.

“Scores of fleet owners have taken the convenience offered by the bulk renewals service and are reaping the benefits. The RTMC strives to deliver vehicle licences with three to five days and has been able to achieve this target 97% of the time,” RTMC said. – SAnews.gov.za

Also read: GUGU LOURIE: Hard-pressed car owners squeezed over car licence renewal fees

Picture: DENIS DROPPA

Renewing a motor vehicle licence disc is becoming a breeze — no need to endure long queues — simply make a few clicks to get sorted.

Many companies are introducing digital system solutions so that customers do not have to stand in long queues at a driving licence testing centre or the SA Post Office.

The ongoing closure of hundreds of post offices countrywide is creating an opportunity for companies to provide the services that have been abandoned, albeit in a different way.

One such in-demand service is the annual licence disc renewal.

Gone are the post offices, long queues and touts — instead, there is an emergence of new online services provided by private companies.

Clients can easily renew licence discs from the comfort of their homes — for a fee.

Some companies are even able to renew licence discs via WhatsApp.

Supa Quick has partnered with Disky to provide motorists with a “convenient way” to renew their car licence.

Disky is an automated WhatsApp channel, in which all the necessary information is collected to renew the car licence disc on behalf of the motorist.

Customers do not have to download yet another app on their device because Disky uses WhatsApp.

The service is available in 190 Supa Quick shops countrywide.