Vehicle requirements in South Africa

To be eligible for our platform, your vehicle must meet the following requirements:

Note: You should provide the required documents when registering a new vehicle to operate on the Bolt platform.

Please check the vehicle requirements for the categories below:

  • For metropolitan cities (Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban)
  • For remote cities (East London, Emalahleni, Ermelo, Garden Route, Grahamstown, Kimberley, Mbombela, Mthatha, Phuthaditjaba, Mahikeng, Pietermaritzburg, Polokwane, Potchefstroom, Port Elizabeth, Queenstown, Rustenburg, Thohoyandou, Upington and Welkom)

Metropolitan cities

Vehicle Categories:

  • Johannesburg: Go, Classic, XL, Premium and Van
  • Cape Town: Go, Classic, XL and Premium
  • Durban: Go, Classic and XL

Bolt Go Hatch

  • 2010+ 4-door hatchbacks

Bolt Go Sedan

  • 2010+ Sedans, 7-seaters, SUVs and Vans

Bolt Classic

  • 2015+ Sedans, 7-seaters, SUVs and Vans
  • Driver requirements are specific to the city you operate in

Bolt XL

  • 2013+ 6-7 seaters

Bolt Van

  • 2013+ 8-11 seaters

Bolt Premium

  • 2013+ luxury sedans, SUVs, 6-11 seater vehicles

Remote cities

Vehicle Categories: Go Hatch, Go Sedan and Classic (All cities)

Bolt Go Hatch

  • 2010+ 4-door hatchbacks

Bolt Go Sedan

  • 2010+ Sedans, 7-seaters, SUVs and Vans

Bolt Classic

  • 2015+ Sedans, 7-seaters, SUVs and Vans
  • Driver requirements are specific to the city you operate in

Bolt XL

  • 2010+ 6-7 seater vehicles

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