How To Apply for NTSA Smart Driving License

Gone are the days when the driving license used to be a booklet. It used to be issued by KRA long before creation of NTSA. Every year, you would que at KRA offices to renew the DL. You would pay and get a small receipt that showed you have paid the renewal and for how long the renewal is valid.

In come the NTSA (National Transport and Safety Board) with new technologies and they changed the way we obtained, renewed and replaced our driving licenses. They introduced smart driving licenses that have a chip that contains data about the driver, the number of accidents caused, year of issues and the class of vehicles he is licensed to drive. It is an offence to drive a vehicle without a valid driving license in Kenya.

How To Get The Smart Driving License In Kenya

The application for a smart DL is done online and you need to have created a TIMs account. Check this article on how to create TIMS account. Here are the steps to log in and book the appointment with NTSA to get the smart DL.

Click Here To Login To NTSA TIMS Account

Step 1: Enter the ID number and pin the click get code. A code will be sent to the phone that you used to register the TIMs account with. Enter the code and click sign in

Step 2: Click on the Driving license tab and then on the left side click apply for smart DL. Fill in the required information

Step 3: Click pay button. On the new page select your payment method. Click complete

Step 4: The system will generate an invoice which you can print and keep for reference.

Step 5: After paying and downloading the invoice, click on the submit button.

Step 6: You will be required to select the point at which you will collect your smart DL, it is also the point at which your biometric data will be taken. Select the green zones that indicate available times.

Rescheduling The Booking Time

Sometimes the time you have selected for appointment with NTSA may conflict with any other chores you have to attend to such that you cannot avail yourself to NTSA. You can reschedule the appointment date. This will however be dependent on the available time slots. Click on reschedule appointment and rebook the appointment to your convenience.
How Long Does Smart DL Take To Process

The NTSA is the sole licensing agency for all drivers in Kenya. Considering the number of vehicles in our roads and the number of Kenyans hitting the adult age, it will take between 21days (1 week) to 30 days (1month) to process the smart DL after the biometrics have been taken.

The old booklet driving licenses will still be in use until such a time that NTSA will have issued smart DLs to the majority of the drivers. But its good to renew on time.

It will cost you Ksh3,050 to apply for the smart DL. You can use NTSA paybill number 206 206 to pay for the license. Note that the Paybill transaction charges will apply. This will cater for the smart card and a renewal for 3 years. Remember to carry your original driving license when you visit NTSA for biometrics and while collecting the smart DL.