Kindly note that limited slots for e-hailing and metered taxi operating licences have opened, as allocated by the City of Cape Town, the planning authority.

Applications can be made as follows:

Phase 1: Renewal Applications (Now open until 30 June 2025)

• Operators with expired licences have been notified and are encouraged to submit renewal applications no later than 30 June 2025 to retain their eligibility. 
• Failure to renew by the deadline will result in forfeiting their operating licence.

Phase 2: New Applications (1 July 2025 onwards)

• From 1 July 2025, the PRE will begin accepting new applications for the remaining available operating licences. 
• Operators who submitted applications between 1 July 2023 to May 2025, but were not successful, are encouraged to re-apply with updated information and supporting documents

Download and complete the below application forms, along with supporting documents:

• Metered Taxi Requirements/Checklist
• Form 1 B
• Form 10
• Form 20 
• Method of Correspondence.

Submit completed documents at:

Vangate Shared Services Centre

Co Bosduif & Volstruis Road, Bridgetown, 7764

For queries, please email:

Shantel.Radien@westerncape.gov.za or call 021 483 0241

As the Western Cape enters its rainy winter season, we are calling on all road users to stay alert and prioritise visibility on the province’s roads. With fog, rain, and shorter daylight hours hampering visibility, the risk of crashes increases significantly on our province’s roads, placing drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists at greater risk.

Your safety starts with your visibility. Visibility is not just about lights or clothing, it is about everyone having a shared responsibility, and a commitment to safer roads. Whether walking, cycling or driving, visibility can mean the difference between life and death.

Our visibility campaign, under the theme “See and Be Seen”, highlights how reduced visibility during winter months directly contributes to increased risk of incidents. We urge all road users to act with extreme caution.

Tips for drivers:

• Ensure all lights, including headlights, brake lights, and indicators, are working.
• Keep windshields, mirrors, and windows clean and free from cracks.
• Reduce speed in poor visibility or wet road conditions.
• Reduce speed near schools, pedestrian crossings, malls and during early morning and evening hours.

Tips for pedestrians:

• Wear bright or reflective clothing, especially in the early morning or evening.
• Carry a light or use reflective bands when walking in low-light conditions.
• Avoid walking on busy roads when you have consumed alcohol or feel tired.
• Always assume motorists may not see you, even if you can see them.

Tips for cyclists:

• Always wear high-visibility or reflective gear, especially in dim or rainy conditions.
• Equip your bicycle with a white front light and red rear light and keep them switched on.
• Use reflective tape on your helmet, pedals, and frame to increase visibility from all angles.
• Obey all traffic signals and ride in single file.
• Avoid wearing dark clothing and ensure you can be seen from a distance, particularly in low-light conditions.

By working together and staying alert, we can prevent unnecessary injuries and save lives on our roads this winter.

#ItCanWait

Whether behind the wheel or on foot, your attention can save lives!!

Did you know that mobile phone use while driving increases the risk of a crash by four times? For texting, the risk increases 23 times. 

Cellphones have become part of our daily lives. Besides a call and messaging a friend, family member or colleague, cellphones have become our newspapers, entertainment, cameras, wallets, shopping lists and our maps. Growing evidence confirms, if you are driving or walking, being distracted by your cellphone significantly increases the risk of a road incident. And any road incident can result in serious injuries or fatalities.

We appeal to all road users to never use a cellphone while driving or walking. Any kind of distraction is extremely dangerous, even eating or changing your playlist.

Pay attention to the road at all times, especially during winter or low visibility conditions. No call or text message is worth risking your life, or someone elses. 

Tips for drivers

• Put your phone away: Use flight mode or keep your phone out of reach.
• Programme your GPS before you start moving: Don’t fumble with it on the road.
• Select you playlist before driving- its much more enjoyable that way.
• No multitasking: Don’t eat or groom while driving, even on slow moving traffic.
• Pull over safely if you urgently need to send a text or take a call: Don’t text or call while on the road.
• Use hands-free systems where available and only when necessary: Even voice commands can be distracting.

Tips for pedestrians

• Keep your head up, not your eyes on your phone: Avoid texting or browsing while walking.
• Pause music, turn down volume or remove earphones when crossing roads: Hearing is as important as seeing.
• Use crossings and obey pedestrian signals: Don’t assume drivers see you.
• Make eye contact with drivers before crossing: Ensure they’ve seen you before stepping off the curb.
• Be especially cautious at night or when visibility is poor: Visibility is reduced for everyone.
• Avoid walking while under the influence: Impaired judgment and slower reactions increase risks.

A mere second’s distraction can cause immense harm, serious injury or worse. Your life, and that of other road users, matter and is not worth the risk.

By taking personal responsibility when using roads, you directly contribute to better conditions and safer Western Cape roads.

No text message or phone call is worth a human life. Whatever it is, #ItCanWait.