New vehicle number plates for KZN from December

KZN is set to start migrating to the new ‘ZN’ number plate system from 1 December.

This was revealed by the provincial executive council in a statement on Thursday morning.

The move follows a presentation by the Department of Transport on the proposed number plate system for the province.

“The executive council notes the urgency of changing the current system since numbers depicting three alphabets such as NRB, NPN, and NPS are now exhausted.

“Motorists will be given two years to migrate from the current number plate system to the new numbering system which will depict the province as ‘ZN’,” the council said in a statement.

It, however, stressed that the process must not have an ‘unnecessary financial burden on motorists and must consider the participation of the local manufacturers in the value chain’.

The council also urged Transport MEC Sipho Hlomuka to fast-track public consultations through the issuing of government gazettes.

“Government will also embark on aggressive communication to inform motorists about these changes and the benefits thereof, which, among others, will assist in the fight against crime and create a common sense of identity for the province.”

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