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South Africa - How To Apply for Refund of Licence Fees

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ProcedureEdit

Apply In-Person

  1. To apply for Refund of a motor vehicle license fees, the person who wants to do so should visit the nearest Provincial administration office where the motor vehicle was registered.
  2. The contact links for each province in South Africa are listed in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page. Please click the link of your province and look for a nearest Municipality according to your location.
  3. Visit the municipality which is located nearest to you and obtain an Application for Refund of Licence Fees (RLF) Form, from the concerned department at the office.
  4. Make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
  5. Now, complete the application form with appropriate information about you and your vehicle for which refund has been claimed.
  6. Submit it to the concerned authority at the Registering authority, along with all the required documents.
  7. After submission, the authority will check for legibility of the application and the validity of the attached documents.
  8. And if the application information and all the documents are found in order, your request will be approved and you will be acknowledged with a receipt as a proof of application.
  9. A refund will be initiated and the money will be refunded to the applicant’s bank account after some days from the date of application.


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Required DocumentsEdit

  • Completely filled RLF application form
  • Identification document of the owner of the vehicle
  • Confirmation affidavit for the vehicle’s disability or Deregistration certificate copy
  • Unused license disc (if required)
  • Credit Order Instruction form from the bank (if required)


Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Contact links for all the provinces in which you can find the Office addresses and Contact details of all the municipalities under the provinces are listed below:


EligibilityEdit

  • If the owner of a motor vehicle finds the vehicle permanently not suitable to be driven on public roads, he or she can deregister the vehicle and apply for a Refund of license fees.
  • He/she can also deregister a motor vehicle and apply for a refund, if it has been stolen.
  • The application for a refund must be lodged within three months from the date of theft notification or vehicle’s deregistration.


FeesEdit

  • The service is free.


ValidityEdit

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever


Documents to UseEdit

  • Application forms can be obtained from any of the Provincial Administration office.


Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

  • The application is processed on the same day, but the refund is only paid out after a few days due to internal processes.


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InstructionsEdit

  • The refund will only be considered if the Credit Order Instruction form is signed and stamped by the bank.
  • Your refund will be calculated at one twelfth of the motor vehicle licence fees paid for your motor vehicle for every month for which the vehicle licence remains valid.
  • An amount of less than R100 shall not be refunded.
  • The money can only be paid into a bank account. If the applicant doesn't have their own bank account then he/she can use someone else's account but this is done at his/her own risk.


Required InformationEdit

  • Name and surname of the applicant
  • Identification number
  • Email address
  • Particulars of the vehicle
  • Address details


Need for the DocumentEdit

  • The refund of license fees is generally claimed when a vehicle has been deregistered because of its disability to be used anymore or any theft of the concerned vehicle has happened.


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Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.


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