The City of Cape Town (COCT) says operating hours at some Driving License Testing Centres have been extended as they look to accommodate the deadline for license renewal extensions.
According to the COCT, many license disks have expired between June and July 2021, due to the COVID-19 lockdown extension given to motorists in 2020.
Mayco Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, indicated that operating hours at 15 centres have been extended until the end of August, SABC reported.
” Our driving license testing centres were challenged last year following months of closures and a backlog of tests and transactions when they opened. National Government eased some of the pressure by extending the validity of driving licenses until the end of August so now we are experiencing an influx of people needing to renew their documentation over and above the normal workload at the centre,” Smith said.
He says the COCT is doing its utmost to assist as many people as possible after several facilities also had to close their doors in the last month due to COVID-19 exposure.
” We implore the public to please bear with us during this time, and to delay non-urgent transactions where possible, to help shorten the queues for the next few weeks,” Smith added.
Operating hours:
Atlantis, Bellrail, Brackenfell, Durbanville, Eastridge, Elsies River, Fish Hoek, Gallows Hill, Hillstar, Joe Gqabi, Lingelethu West, Milnerton, New Ottery, Parow and Somerset West will operate from 08:00 – 16:30 on Mondays to Saturdays, and 08:00 – 15:00 on Sundays.
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