Notice of Intention to Cancel Registration of Vehicles not Licensed or Exempted
The Registrar of Vehicles gave notice in November 2024 that it would cancel the registration of vehicles unlicensed and not exempted for over two years, giving owners 30 days to regularise or pay ZINARA arrears.
The Registrar of Vehicles gave notice that it intends to cancel the registration of vehicles that have not been licensed, and are not exempted, for a period exceeding two years.
Owners were given thirty days from publication — the notice appeared in the Government Gazette Extraordinary of 22 November 2024 — to regularise their vehicles at the Central Vehicle Registry or pay outstanding licensing arrears to the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA).
Registration particulars could be inspected free of charge at the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development (Thirteenth Floor, Kaguvi Building, Harare), the Central Vehicle Registry (29 Robson Manyika Avenue, Harare), any ZINARA provincial office, or on the ZINARA website.
The list of affected vehicles is not reproduced in this summary.
What changed
- Registration of vehicles unlicensed and unexempted for over two years is to be cancelled.
- Owners had 30 days from publication to regularise or pay arrears.
Who this affects
- Owners of vehicles unlicensed for more than two years
- Buyers checking a vehicle's registration status
Plain-language summary — not legal advice. Always read the full instrument.