| Apply for a professional driving permit | Apply for a professional driving permit | | <img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/City%20Connect%20Header%20Image.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | <div class="ExternalClass5A66BA08C78242BAB8BF43E3B0566A47"><p>If you drive people around as part of your job, or if you drive a certain kind of vehicle, you will need to have a professional driving permit (PDP) to operate the vehicle.</p></div> | <span>
<h2 class="sectHeading">Professional driving permit criteria</h2></span>
<h4> The following vehicles need a PDP for operation:</h4><ul><li>Any vehicle used for professional transport of people.</li><li>Any vehicle which carries more than 12 people, including the driver – whether a car or minibus.</li><li>All buses.</li><li>Any goods vehicles weighing more than 3 500 kg.</li><li>Any vehicle designed to carry dangerous or flammable material and is heavier than 3 500kg.</li><li>All breakdown vehicles.</li></ul><h4>There are age restrictions in place for the motor vehicle categories, as follows:</h4><ul><li>you should be 18 years or older to hold a PrDP for a goods vehicle</li><li>you should be 21 years or older to hold a PrDP for a passenger vehicle</li><li>you should be 25 years or older to hold a PrDP for a dangerous goods vehicle.</li></ul><h4> You can only get a PDP if: </h4><ul><li>you have a valid driver’s licence for the vehicle you will be using;</li><li>you are above the driving age;</li><li>you are medically fit;</li><li>you have never been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; and</li><li>you have never been convicted of reckless driving or a violent offence.</li></ul><p>If you meet the requirements above, you can proceed. </p>
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<b></b>The owner/operator of a vehicle requiring a PDP may not let someone else drive that vehicle on a public road, unless they hold a PDP in the same vehicle category.</p></div></div>
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<h2 class="sectHeading">How to apply</h2></span></span><span>
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<b>Supporting documents you need:</b></p><ul><li>RSA ID book/card or valid RSA passport/Traffic Register Certificate/valid foreign ID</li><li>1 x ID sized photographs</li><li>valid driver’s licence</li><li>medical certificate </li><li>police clearance - this can be done at the
<a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Work%20and%20business/See-all-City-facilities/Our-service-facilities/Drivers%20licence%20testing%20centres">DLTC</a></li><li>training certificate (HASCOM) (if applicable)</li><li>proof of address</li><li>If you live in an informal settlement, you must bring a letter with an official date stamp from your
<a href="https://web1.capetown.gov.za/web1/councilhubonline/findacouncillor" target="_blank">ward councillor</a> confirming your postal and residential address</li></ul></div></div></span>
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<strong>Step 1:</strong> Once you have gathered all the documents outlined above, download and complete a PDP Permit Application Form from the document downloads below. You can also get one from any
<a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Work%20and%20business/See-all-City-facilities/Our-service-facilities/Drivers%20licence%20testing%20centres">drivers licence testing centre</a>.</p><p>
<strong>Step 2:</strong> Submit the completed form, along with all the supporting documents, at a drivers licence testing centre. </p><p>
<strong>Step 3:</strong> Once your application has been processed at the centre, your fingerprints will be taken and your PDP card will be ordered.</p>
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<b></b>We will notify you when your PDP card is ready; you will need to collect it at the same testing centre you applied at. <strong>Cards not collected within 120 days are destroyed</strong>.</p></div></div></span><span>
<h2 class="sectHeading">Contact us</h2></span><span>
<div class="contact"><h4>Traffic Services</h4><address><ul><li>Telephone:
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<a title="title" href="#">021 480 7700</a><br><br>E-mail:
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<a title="title" href="mailto:0traffic.services@capetown.gov.za">traffic.services@capetown.gov.za</a></li></ul></address></div></span> | | GP0|#c6262b03-de2e-4afb-a302-1f8b76bf2536;L0|#0c6262b03-de2e-4afb-a302-1f8b76bf2536|Driving and vehicles;GTSet|#a7cfb90d-44ad-4426-98ce-565f79932396;GPP|#4fafd405-ee2c-4ec8-87ee-79828064c3d1;GPP|#54dbab3a-0b2f-4602-8af5-3d651c59a5f4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | To drive certain kinds of vehicles, you must apply for a PDP with the City. | 0 |
