South African driver document checklist
Tick items off as you collect them. Choose a company to see what that company asks for.
What Picup asks for
Identity
Required. Uploaded in the app. Picup does not say which identity documents count.
Not confirmed. Not named. Picup has one ID document slot and does not say what fills it.
Immigration status
Not confirmed. Not named. Picup asks non-citizens for a permit, and does not say whether a passport goes with it.
Accepted. Picup asks non-citizens for an asylum seeker document, work permit or visa.
Accepted. Named alongside a work permit and a visa for non-citizens.
Not confirmed. Not named. Picup's list is asylum seeker, work permit or visa, then “etc”.
Driving
Required. Uploaded in the app.
Not confirmed. Not mentioned.
Not confirmed. Not mentioned.
A permit endorsed on a South African driving licence for certain professional driving.
Vehicle
Required. The vehicle licence disc. Also needed at the DEKRA assessment.
Not confirmed. Not asked for. Picup's vehicle document is the DEKRA assessment report.
Required. Third party insurance.
Other
Required. Picup does not say how recent it has to be.
Not confirmed. Not asked for.
Required. Your own phone or tablet, with a camera, GPS, airtime, data and more than 25% battery. Android only.
Financial
Required. Proof of banking details.
Not confirmed. Not mentioned.
DriverZA never asks for your documents. This page is a list. Do not send copies of your ID, passport, permit, licence or bank statements to anyone who is not the company itself.
DriverZA never asks for your documents
DriverZA never asks you to upload an ID, passport, permit, driving licence or bank statement. We never charge for information. If a website or a WhatsApp contact asks for those to “register” you as a driver, it is a scam.