Waiting times for driver's licence tests

At the City, we work hard to ensure you don't have to wait long to take your driving tests and get your licence. Sometimes we cannot prevent a backlog, often due to people not arriving to take their tests. We ask that everyone adheres to our general guidelines on testing, when applying for a licence.

See our breakdown of waiting times for driver's licences at our City of Cape Town testing centres, as at 4 August 2025.

Learner's licence waiting times

**Learner's licence waiting times**
Traffic centre	Days
Atlantis	34
Brackenfell	16
Durbanville	7
Eastridge	77
Elsies River	30
Fish Hoek	41
Goodwood	37
Gordon's Bay	34
Hillstar	21
Kuils River	64
Lingelethu West	2
Joe Gqabi	17
New Ottery	97
Bellrail	20
Gallows Hill	56
Milnerton	62
Parow	23
Somerset West	78

Total Days	716
Average Days	40

Light motor vehicle licences

**Light motor vehicle licence waiting times**
Traffic centre	Days
Atlantis	42
Brackenfell	8
Durbanville	17
Eastridge	10
Elsies River	38
Fish Hoek	8
Goodwood	89
Gordon's Bay	17
Hillstar	22
Kuils River	9
Lingelethu West	1
Joe Gqabi	2
New Ottery	77
Bellrail	17
Gallows Hill	35
Milnerton	61
Parow	98
Somerset West	27

Total Days	578
Average Days	32

Heavy motor vehicles

**Heavy motor vehicle licence waiting times**
Traffic centre	Days
Joe Gqabi	30
New Ottery	85
Bellrail	31
Gallows Hill	57
Milnerton	72
Parow	99
Somerset West

Total Days	374
Average Days	62

Motorcycle licences

**Motorcycle licence waiting times**
Traffic centre	Days
Bellrail
Gallows Hill	37
Milnerton	63
Parow
Somerset West	17

Total Days	117
Average Days	39

See a list of all our Driving Licence Testing Centres.

Contact our Law Enforcement, Traffic and Coordination Department for more information.

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Waiting times for driver's licence tests

Learner's licence waiting times

Light motor vehicle licences

Heavy motor vehicles

Motorcycle licences

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