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Apply for a traffic register numberApply for a traffic register number<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/City%20Connect%20Header%20Image.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /><div class="ExternalClassC39D3AD839184BB684FF1895C95C4C36"><p>​If you are a foreigner in Cape Town who would like to purchase a vehicle, you must apply for a traffic register number if you don’t have a valid foreign identity document. </p></div><span> <h2 class="sectHeading">​​​​​​​​​​​How to apply </h2></span> <p> Download and complete the Traffic Register Number (TRN) Application Form from the document downloads section below and submit the form and accompanying documents to your nearest <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Family%20and%20home/See-all-City-facilities/Our-service-facilities/Motor%20vehicle%20registration%20centres">motor vehicle regis​tration centre</a>. </p> <span> <div class="lrg-icon-content bordered"><p class="lrg-icon lrg-check"> <b>​​​​​​Submit the folliwng documents with your application:</b></p><ul><li>a copy of a valid foreign passport</li><li>a BI-1707 document issued by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) if you are an asylum seeker or refugee, accompanied by a letter from the DHA authorising the registering authority to issue a TRN</li><li>two ID photographs</li><li></li><a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Procedures%2c%20guidelines%20and%20regulations/FICA%20Documents%20Guideline.pdf" target="_blank"><li>proof of address </li></a><li>a valid visa/work/study permit.</li></ul></div></span> <span> <h2 class="sectHeading">​​​​​​​​​​Contact us</h2></span><span> <h4 class="contact">​City Call Centre</h4> <div class="contact"><address><ul><li>Telephone: <br><a>0860 103 089</a></li><li>E-mail: <br><a href="mailto:email@capetown.gov.za">contact.us@capetown.gov.za</a></li><li> <span style="font-style:normal;"></span><span style="font-style:normal;"></span><span style="font-style:normal;"></span>You can also visit your nearest motor vehicle licensing office <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">for more information</span>.</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-4602-8af5-3d651c59a5f4You can visit the City of Cape Town to apply for a traffic register number.

 

 

Traffic Register Number Application Form (Eng/Afr)Traffic Register Number Application Form (Eng/Afr)63304GP0|#f0b069a9-84bd-4629-943b-3e3dfa0685a7;L0|#0f0b069a9-84bd-4629-943b-3e3dfa0685a7|Application form;GTSet|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP|#3a03f9b9-d2e9-49b1-92e1-37b654747f82;GPP|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e2005-10-31T22:00:00Z

 

 

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