The things drivers phone to ask before they arrive. If yours is not here, phone the station on 011 907 5288 and we will tell you plainly.
Most tests take 30 to 40 minutes, depending on how busy the station is. That covers cars, bakkies, motorcycles, and caravans and trailers up to 750 kg GVM.
There is a reason it cannot be quicker. National Minimum Test Times set a floor of 26 minutes on the vehicle itself, and data capturing accounts for the balance. If a station offers you a roadworthy in ten minutes, it is not doing the test.
You are welcome to wait. If you also need number plates, allow roughly another ten minutes for those.
No appointment needed. We do not take bookings. Walk in any weekday between 08:00 and 17:30.
One thing to watch: the last test of the day is taken at 17:00. The doors stay open until 17:30, but a test started later than 17:00 cannot be completed, so arriving at 17:15 means coming back tomorrow. Earlier in the day is generally quieter.
We are closed Saturdays and Sundays.
R700 for cars and bakkies. R550 for motorcycles. R550 for caravans and trailers with a GVM of 750 kg or less. All prices include VAT.
Number plates and registration assistance are quoted separately. Prices can change, so phone 011 907 5288 to confirm before you drive out. Full list on the fees page.
For a private vehicle, 60 days from the date of issue. The registration or change of ownership has to be completed inside that window. Once it lapses the vehicle has to be tested again, and the certificate cannot be extended or moved to another vehicle.
Public transport and goods vehicles work differently and are tested annually.
21 days, counted from the day the NCO is handed in and the vehicle is e-marked to the buyer's name. That is the clock that matters, not the date on the sale agreement. Once the 21 days lapse the licensing department starts charging late registration fees.
If you would rather not spend a morning in a queue, we attend the licensing department on your behalf. See queuing fees by area.
For a roadworthy test, very little. Present the vehicle and a valid driver's licence or ID. That is all we need.
Registration and licensing is a different matter. What the department wants depends entirely on the transaction, whether it is a change of ownership, a new registration, a company vehicle or a duplicate document. Phone 011 907 5288 and tell us what you are doing, and we will tell you exactly what to bring.
The forms themselves are on our downloads page as PDFs. Completing them before you arrive saves the most time of anything you can do.
You get a report setting out exactly what needs attention, in plain terms, so it can be repaired and the vehicle brought back. We would rather tell you straight than have you guess at it.
The retest is free, within 14 calendar days. Some testing stations charge for a retest. We do not. Bring the vehicle back inside that window and we check the items that failed, at no further cost.
Yes, up to a GVM of 750 kg. Anything heavier falls outside what this station is equipped to test, and we will say so upfront rather than waste your trip.
Yes. You leave your documents with us and we stand in the queue, for registrations, changes of ownership and annual licence renewals. We attend departments across Gauteng and beyond, from Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg through to Pretoria, Vereeniging, Krugersdorp and Sasolburg.
Our fee starts at R220 for Ekurhuleni and varies by department. That is our fee only, so the department's own charges are additional. Full list by area.
About ten minutes, embossed on-site while you wait. We are registered with the SABS and the Gauteng Provincial Government as an embosser and fitment centre, and we emboss on non-painted aluminium so the plates will not fade, delaminate or bubble.
Vehicles registered on or after 1 July 2011 must have plates fitted with pop rivets or one-way screws under the National Road Traffic Act. Non-compliant fitment can see a vehicle declared un-roadworthy.
