EDITOR’S COMMENT – CoE spokesperson Themba Gadebe commented as follows:
The eNatis system was offline. The system has been off several times in February.
This problem was experienced by all the licensing centres nationally.
The Bedfordview licensing is part of CoE, all the technical occurrences that result to the system going offline are reported to the responsible technical team as well as to all relevant offices in the CoE.
Usually, if the problem is technical and cannot be resolved, all the tests affected will be rescheduled for another day and applicants will be notified accordingly.
Tests are done on Saturdays, but Saturday is overtime and not compulsory.
Overtime must be pre-approved and the service rendered on Saturdays is based on staff complement.
Mostly our centres operate on the first three Saturdays of the month. We apologise for any inconvenience caused, the situation was beyond our control.
Process to follow when booking for a learner’s licence:
Application for learner’s licence is regulated by Regulation 101,103, and 104 of the National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996.
Licence codes and age requirements
• Code 1
Motorcycle Code A1, less than 125cc, minimum age 16 years
Motorcycle Code A, bigger than 125cc, minimum age 18 years
• Code 2
Light motor vehicle, where the minimum age to apply is 17 years for a learner’s licence and 18 years for a driver’s licence.
• Code 3
Heavy motor vehicle, minimum age is 18 years.
Acceptable Identification (Place in box)
Original ID Book, Smart Card ID, valid RSA passport, valid temporary ID, Traffic Register Number (accompanied by valid passport + valid permit)
Online Booking (Place in box)
https://online.natis.gov.za
A booking must be confirmed within three days from the date the applicant selected the online slot.
A booking must be confirmed from the day the applicant selected a slot and have until the day of the test, an hour before the time slot to confirm the booking.
Application for learner’s licence appointment (Place in box)
You need the following:
• Appointment date for online booking or walk-in booking
• Acceptable identification
• Eye test to be done when applying
• Application fee (prescribed fee) of R108
• One 1 ID photo
On the day of the test make sure you bring:
• Either a valid SA ID, valid SA passport or a valid temporary ID
• Proof of payment
• One ID photo for the licence
• Learner’s licence issuing fee (prescribed fee)
