The price of living has been steadily increasing over the years, and motorists will have to tighten their belts once again as provincial government has gazetted its motor vehicle license fees for 2020.
Fees for cars, motorcycles, trailers, trucks and caravans in the Western Cape were outlined in the 2020 gazette, showing an increased of approximately 4.5%. This increase falls in line with inflation.
The revenue gathered from license fees is used predominantly for the maintenance and building of road infrastructure and other things including:
– building, upgrading and maintaining the provincially-owned road network
– assisting municipalities to fund the maintenance of strategic roads
– continuing to reduce maintenance backlogs, which has decreased by 16% in the past seven years
These are the prices of the various licenses come April 1, 2020:
| Type | Current Cost | Cost as of April 1, 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle registration fee | R220 | R240 |
| Motorcycle licence fee | R192 | R204 |
| Car licence fee (0-250 kg) | R288 | R294 |
| Car licence fee (251-500 kg) | R300 | R312 |
| Car licence fee (501-750 kg) | R306 | R318 |
| Car licence fee (751-1000 kg) | R336 | R348 |
| Car licence fee (1001-1250 kg) | R408 | R420 |
| Car licence fee (1251-1500kg) | R558 | R576 |
| Car licence fee (1501-1750kg) | R624 | R642 |
| Car licence fee (1751-2000kg) | R708 | R732 |
| Car licence fee (2001-2250kg) | R966 | R1 002 |
| Trailer licence fee | R108 | R114 |
| Caravan licence fee | R294 | R306 |
| Specially classified motor vehicle licence fee | R120 | R138 |