Car Hire In South Africa - Driving License Law

The following criteria must be met when hiring a car in South Africa:

Full driving license:
Your driving license must be a Full Driving License. It can NOT be a provisional or probationary license (or equivalent).


Clean driving license:
The licence must be endorsement free. If your country has a penalty points system you may not rent a car if you have points on your license.

Held license for 2 years:
Having a Full and un-Endorsed license isnt enough, you will have to have had your license for a minimum of 2 years before you get a rental in South Africa. This is to ensure you have enough driving experience prior to renting the car.

Licence must be in an official language of South Africa:
You'll need an International Driving License or an original licence in one of the official languages of South Africa. English is one of these so if your license is in English then you'll not need the International Driving License. The other official languages in South Africa are: Afrikaans, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu.

You must be over 21:
You have to be over-21 to rent a car in South Africa. In addition, some rental companies may charge a 'young drivers' fee if you're under 25.

Restrictions also apply to all additional drivers: All of the above restrictions will apply to any and all additional drivers who wish to drive the rental car in South Africa.

Most obviously you (and your additional drivers) will have to have your license with you when you go to collect your car rental and you'll have to keep it with you throughout your trip.

By: Mairead Foley

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Mairead Foley writes for www.novacarhire.com/"> www.Novacarhire.com/ where you can book car hire at airports, ferry ports, rail stations, cities and towns all over the world.

Visit Novacarhire.com for all you need to know before you take to the roads in South Africa, like where to go and what to see with your car hire. Book your Car hire South Africa now.

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