FAQs

Vehicle, trailer, motorcycle, import vehicle – registration

Cheryl Sandmann        Email : cheryl@sandmann.co.za

Mobile :  082 742 3017

Tel from outside South Africa : +27 79 693 9288 

FAX : 086 527 9144

If you need assistance with any licensing or registration procedures with regards to  all types  vehicles, trailers or motorcycles,  please feel free to contact me. I am able to assist you with any registration issues you may have.  

Listed below is a more concise list of what I can assist you with when registering  your  vehicle, trailer or motorcycles.  This list is not complete as I can assist you with virtually any registration issues you may have,  but the list does show a number of specific procedures  I am able to deal with.

Registrations: All transactions required to register a vehicle once purchased in the titleholder of the vehicles’ name, whether, for a finance company or direct to the purchaser of the vehicles’ name.

Assistance with application of  change of titleholder once the user of the vehicle has settled the payments with the financier and the financier  no longer has any  more interest in the vehicle.

Assistance with change of ownership/titleholder when one sells the vehicle  – completion of NCO forms and submit to License Dept.

Handling of re-registration  of vehicles obtained via inheritance.

Imported vehicles: Once immigrants have received their permanent resident certificates, they are permitted to legally register their  private vehicles  in  SA.

Assistance registering imported vehicles that immigrants have brought with them from outside the South African borders of which they have been the registered owners for a period of more than six months prior to entering South Africa

All correspondence with Department of Trade and Industry – DTI for permanent import permits for foreign vehicle to be registered in South Africa.

Applying for the NRCS – National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (previously  South African Bureau of Standards – SABS) LOA (Letter of authority) certificates authorizing registering of foreign vehicles in South Africa  

Arranging clearing of vehicles with customs department and obtaining Bill of entry SAD500   with import of vehicles by air / ship / rail / road

Acquiring of compliance certificates/conformity  certificate     from specific vehicle manufacturers on behalf of immigrants for foreign vehicles   to be registered in South Africa and arranging the translation of foreign issued documents   to comply with SA registering authorities requirements.

Arranging appointments and completing SAPS inspections, identification of vehicles  markings and clearing of vehicles with Interpol

Arranging and taking vehicles on behalf of the owners for roadworthy tests and certification as well as all weighbridge certifications and gross vehicle mass certificates. .

Handling of all original foreign documentation and correspondence with the department of transport, directly on behalf of the client  to enable data capturing of vehicle and owner information.

Completion of transactions required for registration and licensing of vehicles with the licensing departments.

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Arranging and obtaining a  carnet de passage  ( or temporary permit)  for foreigners who are residing in South Africa for a certain period and wanting to use their vehicles while in South Africa with the objective of taking the vehicle back when they leave

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Home-built vehicles/trailers/motorcycles :   Assistance with all procedures to be followed for the building up of previously de-registered vehicles and self/home built trailers.

Obtaining SAPS VIN numbers issued by SAPS for built-up vehicles.

Application and physical   inspections  authorization  of build-up trailers with NRCS (GVM more than 750kg)

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Handling of all applications and transactions for the introduction of  imported brand new vehicles/motorcycles for the registered importers of such vehicles.

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Assistance to the registered importers of secondhand motorcycles with the NRCS – National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications   inspections and certification; bill of entry; obtaining of eNatis model certifications on all models of vehicles; dealer stock registrations of all imported stock.

 

Assistance with registration of dealerships with SAP in accordance with Second Hand Goods Act.

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License renewals  of vehicles with or without renewal notices. Including vehicles in arrears (expiry dates overdue). 

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Assistance to buyers of vehicles,  new or secondhand for all procedures required to ensure registration and licensing of the vehicle on the owners name: – notice of change of ownership; roadworthy; police clearance (when no original documentation available).

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Assistance with SAPS  clearance required for replaced engines or stolen-recovered vehicle transactions.

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Returning residents that wish to bring in their vehicles when coming back to SA.  I am able to assist with all the procedures as with immigrants. All they need do is arrange their own shipping and I  will deal with the rest.

 

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People wishing to apply for personalised number plates or specific numbers  can also contact me to do it on their behalf.

 

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Motorvehicle   traders (new or secondhand vehicles) any transactions in which they require assistance.   specially data corrections (vehicles incorrectly registered to wrong owner; new vehicles shown on system as used; weight corrections,  code of vehicles needing correction etc..)

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Temporary or special permits application required for transporting unlicenced vehicles.

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Assistance for motor dealers with application for trade plates to enable them to take vehicles for roadworthy test/ saps clearances on vehicles where engines have been replaced/vehicles repaired.

Datadot is a forensic technology that is used to mark complete vehicles with 10 000 micro chips.  These are impossible to remove and simplifies tracing of and prosecution in stolen and hijacked   vehicles. To read more about this technology please click here. 
If you need datadot to be applied to your vehicle or assets please contact Cheryl. This is done personally at your residence or at mine with no need to book appointments or drive around looking for a reputable fitter. All type of vehicles can be datadotted.

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