- R68 to R150
- Test fee
- R33 to R60
- Issue fee
Paid when you book. You pay it again if you rewrite.
Paid after you pass, for the learner’s licence itself.
Pass first time and the two fees come to R101 to R210. Fail and you pay the test fee again. You pay the issue fee only after you pass.
- Eye testAt the centre, or at an optometrist if they send you.
- PhotographsID size. Ask the centre how many, and whether they want colour.
Figures checked 8 November 2026. Ask your centre for the amount on the day you book.
- Western CapeR68 to book, R33 to issue
- City of JohannesburgR108 to book, R60 to issue
- KwaZulu-NatalR150 to book, R60 to issueThe department page still shows the figure from the 1 January 2011 gazette.
What the range means
There is no single national fee. Each province sets its own, so the figures above are the lowest and highest on the official pages we checked. Your centre charges one amount inside that range, not a blend of two provinces.
Two payments go to the centre: the test fee when you book, and the issue fee after you pass. Add them once for a first-time total.
If you rewrite
A failed paper means another test fee. The issue fee waits until you pass all three sections.
- Two attempts are two test fees and one issue fee (paid only when you pass).
- Missing the appointment can cost the test fee as well. Ask the centre what they refund before you book.
What those fees leave out
Photographs and an optometrist’s eye test, if the centre does not do the eye test itself, are extra and are not on the provincial tariff. The centre will say which of those you need.
- Only pay at the centre or on its official booking site.
- Anyone offering to book you, or to pass you, for a side fee is not the centre.
Practising costs nothing to start
The sign questions on this site are free and need no account. Driver53 is free to start. Clear the three pass marks before you book, so you are less likely to pay the test fee twice.
Short answers
- How much is a learner’s licence?
- Pass first time and the two government fees come to R101 to R210: R68 to R150 to book and R33 to R60 to issue. Your centre confirms the exact amount.
- Do I pay again if I fail?
- You pay the test fee again to rewrite. You pay the issue fee only when you pass. Photographs and an outside eye test are extra either way.
- Why is there a range and not one price?
- The national department does not set one fee. Each province does, and the official pages do not agree. The range is a first-time pass in the cheapest and the dearest of the provinces listed on this page. Ask your centre for the figure on the day you book.
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