What does a learner’s licence booking fee cost for Gauteng residents in 2022, what documents are needed to apply, and what are the categories of vehicles?
Overview
You are finally at the age where you can obtain your learner’s licence, which is one step closer to getting your driver’s licence and officially being a legal driver on South African roads. This is an exciting journey for anyone who has anticipated being an independent driver.
There is a process that needs to be followed when it comes to applying for your leaner’s licence, starting with paying a booking fee to write your learner’s test. For those who are wondering how much it costs , it will depend on your province.
Learner’s licence booking fee 2022
A learner’s licence is a provisional licence that certifies that you have foundational knowledge of what it takes to drive a particular motor vehicle. In order to apply for it, you need to be a certain age, depending on the type of learner’s licence you are applying for as well as the category of car.
Another factor to consider which is probably the most important, is the booking fee. Making a booking to write your learner’s licence requires you to pay a fee in order to write the actual test.
2022 Learner’s licence booking fee in Gauteng
To book your learner’s licence test, you will have to visit your nearest motor vehicle licencing and testing centre with all the relevant documentation you need, as well as your booking fee.
As previously mentioned, you need to pay a booking fee to write your learner’s licence, which will range from R55 to around R162.
For people who are based in Gauteng, particularly, the price of booking a learner’s licence test is set at R95. This means that to write your test, along with the relevant documentation, you will need to have your R95 to pay.
On the day of your test, you will also need to carry an additional R55 to pay for your actual learner’s licence in the event that you pass your test and need to be issued with your new official documents.
What documents are needed to apply for a learner’s licence?
Additionally, to your booking fee of R95, you will need to have the relevant documentation for booking your learner’s test, namely, a certified copy of your identity document and your proof of postal or residential address such as a utility bill.
If you are living in an informal settlement, you will need a letter with an official stamp from the ward councillor confirming your address.
You will also need two identical black and white ID photos of yourself. Gauteng residents can, fortunately, make bookings online.
Learner’s licence categories for motor vehicles
There are different learner’s licences to apply for depending on the type of vehicle you are planning on driving once you get your driver’s licence.
Code 1 is for driving motorcycles with or without a sidecar, a motor tricycle, or a quadricycle. Code 2 is for driving a light motor vehicle, minibuses, busses, or goods vehicles not exceeding a mass of 3 500 kg.
Finally, Code 3 is for driving a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle mass of more than 3 500 kg. You must be 16-18 years old to legally obtain these licences.
| Licence category | Description |
| Code A and A1 | · For driving motorcycles, tricycles or quadricycles.
· Must be 16 years old if the engine is less than 125 cc and where it exceeds this, you must be 18 years and older. |
| Code B, B5 and B7 | · For motor vehicles, minibuses, busses, or goods vehicles with a gross mass of up to 3 500kg and may tow a trailer of up to 750kg.
· Must be 17 years or older to apply. · B5 endorsement restricts authorisation to a tractor but stipulates no mass limit on a tractor or trailer. · B7 restricts authorisation to mobile machinery but stipulates no mass limit. |
| Code C, C1 and C1 4 | · C1 is a goods vehicle or bus from 3 500kg to 16 000kg, which can tow a trailer of 750kg.
· You must be 18 years or older to apply. · C1 4 authorises the driving of busses above 16 000kg. · C goods or special vehicle or bus above 16 000kg and can tow a 750kg trailer. |
| Code EB | · Articulated vehicle up to 3 500kg GCM.
· Rigid vehicle more than 3 500kg GVM drawing a 750 +kg trailer. |
| Code EC1 | · Articulated vehicle up to 25 000kg GCM.
· Rigid vehicle above 3 500kg and up to 16 000kg towing a trailer above 750kg. |
| Code EC | · Articulated vehicle above 16 000kg GCM.
· Rigid vehicle over 16 000kg GVM towing a trailer over 750kg. |
About a learner’s licence
If you have a learner’s licence, you will be allowed to drive only if there is a licenced driver with you in the car.
A learner’s licence is a permit that validates that you have basic knowledge about operating a motor vehicle as well as the rules of the road. The licence is valid for 24 months from the date it is issued and cannot be extended.
Should you not have attempted to do your driver’s test by the time your learner’s expires, you will have to re-take your learner’s licence test entirely to take your driver’s licence test.
Final thoughts
The thought of becoming a fully licenced legal driver can be exciting. It can be nice knowing you do not need to be supervised while driving on the road. This, however, requires that you apply for and pass both your learner’s licence and driver’s licence tests.
You need to apply for a learner’s licence, and this entails having the right documentation with you as well as paying a booking fee.
For people who are based in Gauteng, bookings can be made online and the booking fee is R95. Different provinces will charge different booking fees.
