Apply for refund of licensing fees

You can apply for a refund of your vehicle licensing fees within three months of your vehicle being de-registered due to the vehicle being stolen, demolished, or deemed permanently unfit for the road.

How to apply

Step 1: Download and complete the Refund of Licence Fees Application Form at the bottom of the page.

Include with your application:

a copy of the motor vehicle licence receipt;
a copy of the deregistration certificate; and
a copy of acceptable identification.

Step 2:
Submit your completed application form and supporting documents to the Western Cape Government (WCG):

By email to: client.servicesupport@westerncape.gov.za

or

By post to:

Head of Department: Department of Transport and Public Works
Transport Management Branch
Western Cape Government
P O Box 2603
Cape Town
8000

When your application is approved by the WCG, your fees will be refunded to you.

Contact us

City Call Centre

Telephone:
0860 103 089
E-mail:
contact.us@capetown.gov.za

Document downloads

1. Refund of Licence Fees Application Form (Eng/Afr)
  01/07/2005, Application form - 40.8 KB
2. Verification (Proof of Address and Personal Particulars) Document Guideline
  01/09/2020, Guideline - 187.2 KB

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