Let's Talk: Bravo, Hermanus Traffic Department

Donna Lee

For the past few years, I’ve had to apply for driver’s licences, vehicle licences etc. at the Brits Municipality in North West Province as I lived in Hartbeespoort Dam. Each and every time renewals came around, I faced them with dread.

I would prepare for battle, making sure that I had food, water and provisions for rain or shine to last me the entire day. I would usually arrive outside the gates around 7am to be about no. 100 in the queue. Sometimes the system would be online, sometimes not.

Sometimes there was electricity, sometimes not. Sometimes staff were friendly, sometimes not. You had to be prepared to go several times in order to ensure a successful outcome.

This morning, after recently relocating permanently to Hermanus, I needed to go and renew my driver’s licence.

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