Traffic in Lichtenburg is split between two authorities, and phoning the wrong one is the usual reason people get bounced. The Lichtenburg Traffic Station is a North West provincial facility and handles traffic policing and fines. Ditsobotla Local Municipality is the municipal side. Start with the station number below.
Lichtenburg Traffic Station
- Telephone: 018 632 4001, the number published by the North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management
- It falls under the department road traffic management for the Ngaka Modiri Molema district
- Provincial call centre: 0800 204 992, toll free
- Departmental email: [email protected]
- Departmental head office: Tirelo Building, corner Albert Luthuli Drive and University Drive, Mmabatho
Ditsobotla Local Municipality
- Switchboard: 018 100 0950
- Email: [email protected], fax 018 632 5247
- Address: Civic Centre, corner Nelson Mandela Drive and Transvaal Street, Lichtenburg, 2740
- Ditsobotla was formed from the old Lichtenburg, Coligny and Biesiesvlei councils, and its head office is in Lichtenburg
- The municipality does not publish a separate traffic or licensing number on its website, so ask the switchboard for the department you need
Fines, licences and what goes where
- Traffic fines issued by provincial traffic officers are dealt with through the provincial department, which publishes a how to pay your traffic fines guide
- Driving licence renewals, learners tests and vehicle licence discs are licensing functions. Confirm with the municipal switchboard which office in Lichtenburg is the designated testing and registering authority before you drive there
- Take the original notice or the vehicle registration papers with you. A fine cannot be traced without the notice number, the vehicle registration or the driving licence number
- Do not pay a fine in cash to anyone at the roadside. Payment is made at the office or through the published channels, and you are entitled to a receipt
Other traffic stations in the area
- Delareyville: 053 948 0084 or 053 948 0086
- Koster: 014 543 2929
- Ventersdorp: 018 264 3642
- The department also runs stations at Montshioa, Lehurutshe, Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp, Rustenburg, Brits, Mogwase, Madikwe, Moretele, Taung, Ganyesa, Christiana, Vryburg and Wolmaransstad
- Complaints about the conduct of a traffic officer go to the departmental complaint unit through the toll-free call centre
Sources
- North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management, Lichtenburg Traffic Station page, for the station telephone number and its district
- North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management site header and traffic stations index, for the toll-free call centre, the departmental email, the head office address and the list of stations
- North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management pages for the Delareyville, Koster and Ventersdorp traffic stations, for those numbers
- Ditsobotla Local Municipality contact page and home page, for the switchboard, fax, general mailbox and the Civic Centre address