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\n Executive Mayor, Councillor Andr\u00e9 Truter, officiated at the re-opening of the upgraded vehicle testing station in Langebaan on Friday 18 March.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was joined by guests who partook in the historic moment for the Saldanha Bay Municipality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They included some members of the Mayoral Committee (MMC), including councillors Michael Schaffers, Jaco Kotz\u00e9 and Wilhelm America as well as Municipal Manager Heinrich Mettler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also the Department of Transport and Public Works\u2019 Assistant Director of Compliance Monitoring Unit, Charlton Majiedt, and Saldanha Bay Municipality\u2019s Director of Corporate Services and Public Safety, Phumzile Mbaliswana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his keynote address Truter alluded to the municipality\u2019s \u201ccommunity first approach\u201d, which in essence endeavours to bring services closer to residents and all other municipal customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mbaliswana told guests the re-opening of the testing station was part of a decentralising strategy, and the team was celebrating an achievement of many months\u2019 hard work and planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The facility is a Grade B vehicle testing station and is authorised to examine and test a motor vehicle of any class, excluding a bus, minibus or vehicle exceeding 3 500 kg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operational hours are Mondays to Fridays from 08:00 to 13:00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pricing for roadworthiness is as follows:.<\/span> Goods Vehicle: R165 . <\/span>Light motor vehicles and trailers: R135 . <\/span>Motorcycles: R55 .<\/span> Issuing of a roadworthy certificate for tested motor vehicles: R33.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Langebaan Vehicle Testing Station can be contacted on: 022 707-5015\/5001\/5004.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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