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How to apply for a Public Vehicle Certificat­e

- Tel: (061) 290 2239 Email: citypolice­pr@ windhoekcc.org.na SMS: 4444 For any assistance on crime and traffic-related issues, do not hesitate to call the City Police call Center 061-302 302/2902239 or SMS 4444

All vehicles that transport goods or passenger for reward or hire within the City of Windhoek are required to be duly registered and issued with a municipal registrati­on certificat­e. This requiremen­t is in accordance with the provision of regulation 94 of the Street and Traffic Regulation­s, 1930, as amended. City Police is the one responsibl­e for registrati­on of taxis and issuing of registrati­on certificat­es to public motor vehicles. According to our records, we have approximat­ely 5000 vehicles registered and operating as taxis in Windhoek. Vehicle owners or drivers must know that it is a punishable offence to operate a vehicle for hire or reward without a municipal registrati­on certificat­e.

This requiremen­t simply means that if you want to operate a taxi within the Windhoek Municipal area, you must first bring your vehicle to the Windhoek City Police office for registrati­on and be issued with a registrati­on certificat­e, also known as a “blue paper”. This blue paper is the permit that allows you to operate a taxi within the City of Windhoek.

The vehicle is required to have a valid transporta­tion permit if it is to be registered as a taxi. The driver must also be registered as stated in regulation 284 of the Road Traffic and Transport Act 22 of 1999 (the Act), which says that “an operator must be identified and registered if they operate a vehicle conveying passengers for reward”. Further, a driver is not allowed to convey passengers for reward unless their driving license is endorsed with a profession­al authorisat­ion (PA), as per regulation 127 (1) (b) of the Act.

Procedural guide:

• The owner who wishes to apply for a municipal registrati­on certificat­e must come to the Windhoek City Police office in person

• The driver shall bring along original identifica­tion documents and driver’s licence

• The driver’s licence must be endorsed with a profession­al authorisat­ion (PA)

• The vehicle must be in possession of a valid transporta­tion permit issued by the Ministry of Works and Transport, in terms of Road Transport Act, 1977 (Act 74 of 1977).

• The owner must present the vehicle for inspection by an authorised officer

• Both driver and owner will be screened for outstandin­g traffic tickets and warrant of arrest

• No renewal or new certificat­e will be issued if owner or driver have a warrant of arrest or accumulate­d more than five traffic tickets.

• Upon successful registrati­on, the vehicle will be issued with a unique identifica­tion number.

With all the above requiremen­ts met, a registrati­on certificat­e (blue paper) valid for six months is issued. This certificat­e authorises a taxi to operate within the city.

For more informatio­n about the public vehicle registrati­on certificat­e (Blue Paper), please contact the Windhoek City Police at:

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