A map to the testing centre is available on request. On Monday 2 March the CCF licences will become functionally operational. The Minister of Transport, Mac Maharaj, who will be one of the first South Africans in the queue to convert his current driving licence to the new format. At 8h00, the Minister will be at the Centurion testing centre outside Pretoria, ready and waiting with two ID photographs and an ID book that contains his original driving licence. After having imprints of his finger-prints taken, he will complete a signature sample and undergo an eye test at the testing station.
Press are welcome to attend.
Over 6,5 million drivers in South Africa will need to undergo the above procedure over the next five years. Applications for the new licence will be done according to birth month to ensure an even flow of conversions - and June was chosen as first birth month at a draw held last week. This means that all drivers born in the month of June will be eligible for conversion between the 1 March and 31 June 1998. The birth month of July will follow, in July, and those born in that month will have between 1 July - 31 November 1998 to apply for their new licences. This process will continue until February 2003 when the full calendar of months will have been given the opportunity to convert to the new format.