- Issued to operators who provide transport services on long routes for hire or reward. Operator will have to follow the approved timeslots.
- Please note that non compliance to permit conditions will lead to charges and or revocation of permit.
Any locally-registered business, citizen or resident that is the owner of a passenger vehicle with a permit.
- Download and complete Form RTS 1 - Application for Initial Grand or Amendment or Renewal of Road Transport Permit and submit supporting documents to the Registration and Licensing Officer at any Department of Road Transport and Safety permit-issuing office for approval.
- Pay the application fee of BWP130.00 to the Registration and licensing officer.
- First-time applicants attend a Transport advisory board hearing at the appointed time. It is at this point that the decision would be made.
- Approved first-time applicants and renewal applicants must take the vehicle to the Transport Inspectors for inspection.
- If inspection is failed, applicants must comply with Inspector's instructions to rectify any vehicle issues that may have caused the failure and reapply.
- Applicants' whose vehicles pass the inspection are issued inspection certificates.
- Submit Inspection certificate and all of the other supporting documents to the Registration and licensing officer and pay permit fee.
- Once fee is paid, the permit would be issued.
- Certified copy of valid national Identity document (Omang).
- Copy of the vehicle's registration document (blue book).
- Copy of vehicle's valid Roadworthiness Certificate (at the point of certificate collection).
- Vehicle Inspection Certificate (only if permit application is approved by the board).
- Copy of Certificate of Incorporation (companies).
- Copy of one director's National ID (companies).
- Copy of Shareholder's Certificates (companies).
- Copy of business proposal (for new applicants).
- Expired permit (renewals).
- Expired token (renewals).
39 working days (waiting period for new application approval).
Permit renewal (immediate over the counter)upon submission of all the required documents.
| Type | Normal Fee | Transfer | Transfer | Substitution | Route ( Trip) Variation |
| Mini Bus | BWP 299 | BWP 520 | BWP 520 | BWP 520 | BWP195 |
| Bus | BWP 403 | BWP520 | BWP 520 | BWP 520 | BWP195 |
Note: reinstatement of a permit – passenger: The Controller may, subject to payment of BWP2500.00, reinstate a permit provided that the time slots of the same permit, in the case of scheduled routes, are still vacant.
- Appeals Fee BWP200.00
- Duplicate documents (permit and token) BWP325.00
- Penalty for late renewal BWP26.00 per day excluding public holidays and weekends
- Penalty for failure to observe departure and arrival time schedule
- First offence BWP1000.00
- Second offence BWP1500.00
- Third offence BWP2000.00 or fine and suspension of permit for not more than 12 months
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Offences |
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Offence |
First Time |
Second Time |
Third and Subsequent |
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BWP400.00 |
BWP800.00 |
BWP1040.00 |
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BWP400.00 |
BWP1000.00 |
BWP1300.00 |
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BWP400.00 |
BWP1000.00 |
BWP1300.00 |
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BWP400.00 |
BWP800.00 |
BWP1040.00 |
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BWP400.00 |
BWP800.00 |
BWP1200.00 |
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BWP400.00 |
BWP800.00 |
BWP1200.00 |
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BWP400.00 |
BWP800.00 |
BWP1040.00 |
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BWP1500.00 |
BWP3000.00 |
BWP3500.00 |
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BWP400.00 |
BWP800.00 |
BWP1040.00 |
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BWP200.00 |
BWP400.00 |
BWP600.00 |
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BWP400.00 |
BWP800.00 |
BWP1040.00 |
Department of Road Transport and Safety Offices - Permit issuing offices
- Gaborone Old Supplies Office
- Francistown
- Ghanzi
- Lobatse
- Kanye
- Molepolole
- Mahalapye
- Tsabong
- Kasane
- Maun
- Selebi Phikwe
- Serowe
- Palapye
Opening hours are from 07:30 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.
Department of Road Transport and Safety
Tshomarelo House
Botswana Savings Bank Building
Private Bag 0054
Gaborone
Botswana
Tel. (267) 368-8600
Fax.(267) 397-1117/1114
Email: mtcpro [at] gov.bw