Test help

Booking the test, what it costs, what to take and more.

1. How to book your learner's licence testBook your learner's licence test online on NaTIS if you live in Gauteng, or in person at a driving licence testing centre in most other places.
2. What a learner's licence costsThere is no single national price. Official pages checked in October 2026 show totals from R101 in the Western Cape to R216 in one Limpopo town.
3. What to take to your learner's licence testOn test day take your ID, your booking receipt and the issue fee. When you book you also need two ID photos, proof of address and the booking fee.
4. How the learner's licence test worksThe learner's licence test is multiple choice in three sections: rules of the road, road signs and vehicle controls. You must pass every section.
5. Learner's licence ages and codes 1, 2 and 3You must be 16 for a small motorcycle learner's licence (code 1), 17 for a car (code 2) and 18 for a heavy vehicle (code 3) or a bigger motorcycle.
6. Can you write the learner's test in your own language?In the Western Cape the computerised learner's test is offered in all 11 official languages. Other provinces may offer fewer, so ask your centre.
7. Why so many people fail the new learner's testReports in July 2026 put the Western Cape pass rate on the computerised learner's test at 17% to 18%. Here are the figures and reasons given.
8. What happens if you fail your learner's testIf you fail your learner's licence test you can book again and rewrite. You pay the booking fee again, and how soon depends on the next open slot.
9. How long is a learner's licence valid?A learner's licence is valid for 24 months and cannot be extended. If it expires before you pass the driving test, you need a new one.
10. Lost or damaged learner's licence: what to doApply in person for a duplicate learner's licence at a driving licence testing centre, with your ID, photos, a lost-documents form and the fee.
11. After your learner's: booking the driving testOnce you hold a learner's licence and are old enough, you can book the K53 driving test at a testing centre. Here is how booking and the test work.