AANSOEK OM BESTUURSLISENSIE - DL1 - Aansoek om bestuurslisensie vir ’n bestuurslisensie

Sep 18, 2026

Application for Driving Licence (DL1) for the Republic of South Africa under the National Road Traffic Act, 1996. The form instructs applicants to provide acceptable identification and completes sections that mark possible transactions with X, select a requested driving-licence category, and supply applicant particulars including type of identification, ID number, nationality, gender, date of birth, official language preference, contact details, and postal/street address information. It also covers notification address details and additional document information for processing.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages4

Reading Time10 min

AccessFree to download

Application instructions

Identification requirement

List of possible transactions

Mark with X

Particulars of the applicant

Identification details

Contact and address information

Class of motor vehicle

DL1(18)(2005/11) REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA APPLICATION FOR DRIVING LICENCE (National Road Traffic Act, 1996) Logo DL1 REPUBLIEK VAN SUID-AFRIKA AANSOEK OM BESTUURSLISENSIE (Nasionale Padverkeerswet, 1996) NOTE: When applying for a driving licence, it is essential that the applicant produces acceptable identification. LET WEL: By die aansoek om‘n bestuurslisensie, is dit noodsaaklik dat die aansoeker aanvaarbare identifikasie voorlê . | LIST OF POSSIBLE TRANSACTIONS | Mark with X
Merk met X | | Parts of the form
to be completed
Dele van die vorm
om in te vul | | | | | LYS VAN MOONTLIKE TRANSAKSIES | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | APPLICATION FOR: | | | | | | | | AANSOEK OM: | | Driving licence | | | A | B | | D | | Bestuurslisensie | | Driving licence by virtue of Government Department licence | | | A | B | | D | | Bestuurslisensie op grond van Staatsdepartementlisensie | | Replacement of foreign driving licence | | | A | B | | D | | Vervanging van buitelandse bestuurslisensie | | Replacement of driving licence(s) in identity document/on paper card | | | A | B | | D | | Vervanging van bestuurslisensie(s) in identiteitsdokument/op papierkaart | | Temporary driving licence | | | A | B | | D | | Tydelike bestuurslisensie | | New driving licence card/Duplicate | | | A | | C | D | | Nuwe bestuurslisensiekaart/Duplikaat | | NOTICE OF CHANGE OF KENNISGEWING VAN VERANDERING VAN | | | | | | | | | | Particulars of person (e.g. ID, name, address) | | | A | | | D | | Besonderhede van persoon (bv. ID, naam, adres) | | Driving licence document | | | A | | C | D | | Bestuurslisensiedokument | | PARTICULARS OF APPLICANT | A | BESONDERHEDE VAN AANSOEKER | | --- | --- | --- | | Type of identification (mark with X)
Identification number Country of issue if foreign ID Nationality
Gender
(mark with X)
traffic register no. verkeersregisternr. RSA ID
RSA ID foreign ID buitelandse ID

male
manlik female
vroulik
Photograph (to be affixed on application with lamination strip) Foto (moet by aansoek aangeheg word met lamineerstrook)
Soort identifikasie (merk met X)
Identifikasienommer Land van uitreiking indien buitelandse ID Nasionaliteit
Geslag (merk met X)
Surname

Van
Initials and first names (not more than 3) Date of birth

Official language of preference on driving licence (in addition to English)
none geen
Y/J M D
or
of
Afrikaans Ndebele N/Sotho S/Sotho Swazi Tsonga Tswana Venda Xhosa Zulu
Amptelike taal van voorkeur op bestuurslisensie (benewens Engels)
E-mail address

E-pos adres
Telephone number at home
Contact telephone number during day
Facsimile number Cellphone number

(code/kode)

(code/kode)

(code/kode)
-

(number/nommer)
-

(number/nommer)
-

(number/nommer)

Telefoonnommer by woning
Kontaktelefoonnommer bedags
Faksimileenommer
Selfoonnommer
Postal address
Suburb
City/Town

Posadres
Voorstad
Stad/Dorp
(postal code/poskode) | | | Street address Suburb City/Town | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Straatadres Voorstad Stad/Dorp Address where notices must be served (mark with X) | postal address
posadres | street address
stra

FAQs

What is required when applying for a driving licence?

The applicant must produce acceptable identification when submitting the application.

What does the form ask applicants to do with the transaction list?

Mark the relevant transaction type with X in the appropriate column.

Where does the applicant enter personal and contact information?

The form includes a section for particulars of the applicant, covering identification details, language preference, e-mail and telephone numbers, and postal/street address information.

Sep 18, 2026

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