The City of Cape Town has published its latest waiting times for learner’s, standard light motor vehicle, heavy motor vehicle and motorcycle licence tests.
The figures, released on Monday, show considerable differences in how long applicants must wait to take their driver’s licence tests at Cape Town’s various testing centres.
Driver’s licence test waiting times vary
For a light motor vehicle licence, the shortest waits are currently at Lingelethu West and Joe Gqabi.
Both centres list a waiting time of just one day.
At the other end of the scale, applicants at New Ottery face a 94-day wait. Parow has a 72-day wait, while Goodwood applicants face 63 days.
The City insists that the licence test backlogs are unavoidable.
“Sometimes we cannot prevent a backlog, often due to people not arriving to take their tests,” the City said in a statement.
The average waiting time for a light motor vehicle test across the listed centres is 31 days. See the full list below:
| Traffic centre | Waiting time (Days) |
|---|---|
| Atlantis | 58 |
| Brackenfell | 32 |
| Durbanville | 23 |
| Eastridge | 7 |
| Elsies River | 35 |
| Fish Hoek | 12 |
| Goodwood | 63 |
| Gordon’s Bay | 30 |
| Hillstar | 15 |
| Kuils River | 9 |
| Lingelethu West | 1 |
| Joe Gqabi | 1 |
| New Ottery | 94 |
| Bellrail | 26 |
| Gallows Hill | 42 |
| Milnerton | 8 |
| Parow | 72 |
| Somerset West | 21 |
| Total Days | 549 |
| Average Days | 31 |
Learner’s licence test waiting times
Waiting times for learner’s licences also vary significantly between testing centres.
Kuils River has the longest wait at 110 days, followed by Milnerton at 72 days.
New Ottery has the shortest wait at four days.
The average waiting time for a learner’s licence test is 44 days. See the full list below:
| Traffic centre | Waiting time (Days) |
|---|---|
| Atlantis | 28 |
| Brackenfell | 49 |
| Durbanville | 44 |
| Eastridge | 77 |
| Elsies River | 25 |
| Fish Hoek | 29 |
| Goodwood | 39 |
| Gordon’s Bay | 30 |
| Hillstar | 28 |
| Kuils River | 110 |
| Lingelethu West | 60 |
| Joe Gqabi | 66 |
| New Ottery | 4 |
| Bellrail | 25 |
| Gallows Hill | 28 |
| Milnerton | 72 |
| Parow | 45 |
| Somerset West | 29 |
| Total Days | 788 |
| Average Days | 44 |
