Western Cape will not increase Motor Vehicle License Fees for 3 years

By Khanyisa Tabata
17 June 2010

Western Cape Minister of Transport Robin Carlisle has announced that his department will not increase Motor Vehicle License Fees in the province for the next three years.

Carlisle says the Western Cape is in-principle agreements with other provinces not to increase its fees until such time that they are aligned with the tariff levels of the other provinces.

“Motorists are already over-burdened by the rising cost of fuel and other expenses related to maintaining their vehicles. This policy decision will definitely provide them with some much-needed relief for the next few years.

“It is quite clear that the rate of our tariff levels have pushed motorists to register their vehicles in other provinces where it is cheaper to do so,” said

He added that this has resulted in potential loss of substantial revenue which could have been invested in improving the public transport system in the Western Cape.

The Western Cape currently has the highest Motor Vehicle License Fees in the country emanating from consecutive years of fee increases way ahead of other provinces.