Car Feature: The gap between licensed vs road-safe vehicles in South Africa
Relebogile Mabotja's Car Feature · 26 May 2026 · 12m
Speaker 1: Seven o two the Car feature eighteen minutes two three o'clock. In our car feature Speaker 1: for today, we'll talk about the gap between licensed and road safe vehicles in South Speaker 1: Africa. Get in touch with us ou double one, double A three oh seven oh Speaker 1: two and the WhatsApp line oh seven two, seven oh two and seven oh two Speaker 1: as we chat to Roger Berman, who is managing editor at carbuzz dot com. Roger, Speaker 1: welcome to the show. How are you doing. Speaker 2: Real well? Thanks yourself. Speaker 1: I'm doing well And I have to ask Roger to people literally on the phone, Speaker 1: say to you, Roger that when you call and tell them something all the time, Speaker 1: dang, I thought I was original and smart. I'll have to come up with a Speaker 1: better one. Please help us understand what is a licensed vehicle and then we will Speaker 1: jump onto what what is a road safe vehicle. Speaker 2: So technically the two go hand in hand. But the primary thing with a licensed Speaker 2: vehicle is that the vehicle is registered with the government. It is registered to your Speaker 2: name, and it's basically the government saying yes, this vehicle has been approved for use Speaker 2: on South African roads with you as the owner and operator. Speaker 1: So does that mean that a licensed vehicle is one that has a valid licensed Speaker 1: disc or are we speaking anything beyond that. Speaker 2: It would basically yes, just that a valid licensed disc. However, in order to get Speaker 2: that valid licenses you do have to go through a…
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