I renewed my vehicle licence disc on WhatsApp and online. This was my experience – IOL

We South Africans may have our differences when it comes to politics, sport, religion and world views but one thing that unites us all (behind beating the All Blacks in rugby or Nigeria in soccer) is the frustratingly long, snaking queues for government services.At some point we have all had to endure two of life’s greatest equalisers – the queue at Home Affairs and the queue to renew your car licence disc.Story continues below AdvertisementTo beat the queues, one either has to be at the door of one of these offices at 3am in the morning or pay a wily entrepreneur to keep a spot for you (which often earns you death stares from the other people in the queue).Recently however, a host of service providers that include Pick ‘n Pay, Supa Quick, the RMTC and the Post Office have begun offering people an easy online option to renew their vehicle licence disc – for a fee that can range from R250 to R79.The licence disc to both my vehicle and scooter were due at the end of August and after IOL ran a story about a WhatsApp service Supa Quick and Disky had launched to renew your license disc,…
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