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NORTHERN CAPE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENCE FEES
(Effective 1 April 2026)
- Prov Gaz 2845 of 2 February 2026

TARE

TYPE OF VEHICLE

Exceeding

Not
exceeding

Rigid
vehicles*

Breakdown
vehicles

Truck-tractors
used for own-
farming

Tractors used on a public road

Trailers and
semi-trailers

 

250 kg

R342,00

As for rigid

As for rigid

R138,00

R192,00

250 kg

500 kg

R378,00

   

R138,00

R276,00

500 kg

750 kg

R408,00

   

R138,00

R342,00

750 kg

1 000 kg

R420,00

   

R138,00

R408,00

1 000 kg

1 250 kg

R504,00

   

R138,00

R504,00

1 250 kg

1 500 kg

R654,00

   

R138,00

R672,00

1 500 kg

1 750 kg

R810,00

   

R138,00

R810,00

1 750 kg

2 000 kg

R888,00

   

R138,00

R930,00

2 000 kg

2 250 kg

R1 134,00

   

R138,00

R1 134,00

2 250 kg

2 500 kg

R1 368,00

   

R138,00

R1 284,00

2 500 kg

2 750 kg

R1 548,00

   

R138,00

R1 536,00

2 750 kg

3 000 kg

R1 596,00

   

R138,00

R1 710,00

3 000 kg

3 250 kg

R1 986,00

   

R138,00

R3 540,00

3 250 kg

3 500 kg

R2 268,00

   

R138,00

R3 816,00

3 500 kg

3 750 kg

R2 586,00

   

R138,00

R4 206,00

3 750 kg

4 000 kg

R2 826,00

   

R138,00

R4 494,00

4 000 kg

4 250 kg

R3 138,00

   

R138,00

R5 448,00

4 250 kg

4 500 kg

R3 432,00

   

R138,00

R5 466,00

4 500 kg

4 750 kg

R3 660,00

   

R138,00

R5 880,00

4 750 kg

5 000 kg

R4 002,00

   

R138,00

R6 366,00

5 000 kg

5 250 kg

R6 240,00

   

R138,00

R7 026,00

5 250 kg

5 500 kg

R6 720,00

   

R138,00

R7 446,00

5 500 kg

5 750 kg

R7 380,00

   

R138,00

R7 980,00

5 750 kg

6 000 kg

R8 022,00

   

R138,00

R8 532,00

6 000 kg

6 250 kg

R8 796,00

   

R138,00

R9 150,00

6 250 kg

6 500 kg

R9 414,00

   

R138,00

R9 756,00

6 500 kg

6 750 kg

R10 104,00

   

R138,00

R10 332,00

6 750 kg

7 000 kg

R11 196,00

   

R138,00

R10 950,00

7 000 kg

7 250 kg

R11 532,00

   

R138,00

R11 532,00

7 250 kg

7 500 kg

R12 252,00

   

R138,00

R12 252,00

7 500 kg

8 000 kg

R13 470,00

   

R138,00

R13 470,00

8 000 kg

8 500 kg

R15 138,00

   

R138,00

R15 138,00

8 500 kg

9 000 kg

R16 812,00

   

R138,00

R16 812,00

9 000 kg

9 500 kg

R18 510,00

   

R138,00

R18 510,00

9 500 kg

10 000 kg

R20 280,00

   

R138,00

R20 280,00

10 000 kg

10 500 kg

R22 410,00

   

R138,00

R22 410,00

10 500 kg

11 000 kg

R24 594,00

   

R138,00

R24 594,00

11 000 kg

11 500 kg

R26 844,00

   

R138,00

R26 844,00

11 500 kg

12 000 kg

R29 064,00

   

R138,00

R29 064,00

Above 12 000 kg (for each additional 500 kg, or part thereof):

(R2 922,00)

   
(R0,00)
(R2 922,00)

* The rate for rigid vehicles applies to all truck-tractors whether used for farming or not.

OTHER VEHICLE TYPES (irrespective of tare)

TRADE PLATE LICENCE

PERMITS

Motor
cycles

Caravans

Tractors on public road

Special**
class

Tractor trailer

Motor cycle

Other vehicles

Temporary

Special

R162,00 R174,00
See above
R102,00
See trailers
R330,00 R996,00 R300,00 R186,00

**Tractors and tractor trailers not used on public road, mobile farming and construction machinery etc

Motor vehicle registration fee: R204,00              Application for motor trade plate number: R162,00

*** No changes promulgated

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