{"id":92249,"date":"2025-10-31T16:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/coct-confirms-delay-in-new-vehicle-registration-requirement"},"modified":"2025-10-31T16:58:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:58:16","slug":"coct-confirms-delay-in-new-vehicle-registration-requirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/coct-confirms-delay-in-new-vehicle-registration-requirement","title":{"rendered":"CoCT Confirms Delay in New Vehicle Registration Requirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The City of Cape Town said that it had been informed of the decision to delay the new national requirement for car owners to provide original certified identification documentation (ID) at city motor vehicle registration and licensing offices.<\/p>\n<p>This was set to come into effect on 1 November, as required by the National Road Traffic Act, 1996.<\/p>\n<p>The metro said the new directive will come into effect in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After having sought clarity on a new national requirement for vehicle registration and licensing, the city has been informed that the implementation would be delayed. 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