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16 January 2007

The MEC for Public Works, Roads and Transport, Honourable Seiso Mohai, has approved amendments to the provincial notices regarding number plates; this after the department was flooded with requests from the public.

These new amendments in the main, introduce:

1. an increase to the maximum number of characters on personalised number plates from six to seven
2. plastic plates for the regular, special and personalised number plates
3. extend the cut-off date for the use of old black and white number plates to 31 March 2007.

Personalised plates must consist of at least one, but not more than seven letters followed by the letters FS; or a combination of a maximum of seven letters and figures, followed by the letters FS: provided that seven characters followed by the letters FS must only be displayed on number plates of 520 millimetres (mm) x 113mm and 305mm x 165mm in diameter.

Plastic number plates, with a cheetah landscape as on the metal number plates, will now be available and permissible. Plastic plates shall be permissible for the regular, special and personalised number plates. Motorists with registered vehicles in the Free State will now have a choice between the metal and the plastic number plates. The cut-off date for the old black and white number plates, that was supposed to be 31 December 2006, has been extended until Saturday, 31 March 2007. All these three amendments will be effective as of Sunday, 1 April 2007.

Enquiries:
Gunnett Kaaf
Tel: (051) 405 4697
Cell: 082 771 4931
E-mail: gunnett@freetrans.gov.za

Issued by: Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport, Free State Provincial Government
16 January 2007
Source: Free State Provincial Government (http://www.fs.gov.za)