Pick n Pay is testing a system that will allow motorists to renew their vehicle licences in-store.
Pick n Pay said the system will allow customers to skip queues at traffic departments and post offices by setting up a profile and paying in-store at a till point.
The group said renewals can be done in the whole of South Africa and the system will also allow customers to pay any outstanding fines that could be blocking a disc renewal in the same payment.
Customers will receive their vehicle licence disc via courier within 10 business days, delivered to an address of their choice.
A customer will
- Register with a cellphone number at the till in-store or register on Pick n Pay’s website here;
- Set up a profile and payment on the portal and opt to pay in a Pick n Pay store;
- Pay in-store at a till by providing the cellphone number as payment reference;
- The company will courier your vehicle licence disc in 10 business days. The delivery fee will be included in the total payment amount for the disc renewal.
‘When you are ready to renew your vehicle licence disc, make sure you have uploaded the required documentation and captured the address you would like the disc to be delivered to on the portal.
‘You can then set up a payment for your vehicle licence renewal and select to make payment in a Pick n Pay store. Your vehicle licence disc renewal payment will include the following, which is automatically added to your payment amount.
‘If there are any outstanding fines that are blocking your renewal, you will have the option to select these fines to include in your payment.’
The list of stores currently offering the service under the pilot programme is here.