PPL-07 · Cape Town & surrounds
Personalised and special number plates in Cape Town
A personalised plate puts your own word or name on the vehicle, and a special number lets you choose a particular number in the normal format. Either way it is an application to the provincial licensing authority, and we handle it from checking availability to the plates going on.
When you need this
- You want your name, your business or a word on the plate
- You want a particular number instead of the next one in line
- You are buying a plate as a gift
How it works
- 01
Send us your choices
Your first choice plus two or three alternatives, in case one is taken.
- 02
We check and apply
We check availability and lodge the application with the province.
- 03
Your plates are ready
Once it is approved, we let you know and arrange the plates.
What to have ready
Applying for a personalised number plate combination or a special number on a vehicle registered in your name, through the provincial licensing authority.
- Certified copy of your ID
- Proof of address dated within the last 3 months
- Vehicle registration certificate
- Your chosen combination, plus two or three alternatives
- Completed personalised licence number application form
Combinations are approved on a first-come basis and some are rejected outright. Give us a few alternatives up front so we are not starting over if your first choice is taken.
Drop-off is available too. We share the address once you are in touch.
Questions about personalised plates
A personalised number is your own combination of letters and numbers, which in the Western Cape ends in WP. A special number uses the normal format, but you choose the number instead of being given the next one.
Combinations are approved on a first-come basis and some are turned down. A few alternatives up front means we do not start over if your first choice is taken.
Other things we handle
- 01 Licence Disc Renewal1–3 working days · Service fee R150
- 02 Change of Ownership2–5 working days · Service fee R350
- 03 Vehicle Registration3–7 working days · Service fee R350
- 04 Roadworthy Certificate2–4 working days · Price on request
- 05 Number Plates1–3 working days · Price on request
- 06 Lost / Duplicate Documents2–4 working days · Price on request
- 07 BRNC Application5–10 working days · Service fee R2,000
- 08 Police Clearance5–14 working days · Price on request