Petroleum & Fuel Licences.
Filling stations, fuel wholesalers, depots and blenders all need a licence before they can trade. We prepare and lodge the application, handle the queries, and get you licensed — for a fee agreed upfront.
The Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 requires separate licences for manufacturing, wholesaling and retailing petroleum products, plus a site licence for the physical premises. A fuel retail forecourt needs both a site licence and a retail licence, applied for together, and the DMRE administers all applications under its controlled petroleum products regulations.
Governing legislation: Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 and the petroleum licensing regulations made under it.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-17
This is the first step of your fuel licence application. No payment is needed to begin, and the eligibility check is step one inside the application.
Already trading, facing an inspection, or a site standing idle while you wait? Call or WhatsApp us now.
Every fuel licence, one desk.
Most applications are refused on paperwork, not merit. We build the file properly the first time so you're not stuck in a resubmission loop.
Retail & site licences
Filling station site and retail licences, including zoning, land-use and title verification.
Wholesale licences
Wholesale trading licences for fuel distributors, resellers and traders, plus supply agreements.
Manufacturing licences
Manufacturing, blending and refining licences, including depot and terminal approvals.
Transfers & renewals
Change of ownership, licence transfers, amendments and renewals without a break in trading.
Compliance & enforcement
Licence condition audits, responses to inspections and defending suspension or cancellation.
Upstream rights
Exploration and production right applications and transfers in the upstream petroleum sector.
Free assessment
Tell us the site and the type of trade. We confirm which licence you need.
Fixed quote
One written fee before any work starts. No hourly billing.
We prepare & lodge
Full application pack, supporting documents and lodgement handled by us.
Through to approval
We respond to queries and objections until the licence is issued.
Three ways to engage us.
Every mandate is quoted upfront in writing. You'll know the number before you commit.
A single filling station or retail fuel outlet licence, application to approval.
- Site and retail licence applications
- Zoning, land-use and title checks
- Application pack drafted and lodged
- Departmental application and licence fees included
- We deal with the department until decision
Wholesale fuel trading licence for distributors, resellers and fuel traders.
- Wholesale licence application and motivation
- Storage, supply and offtake documentation
- Compliance with fuel specification rules
- Objection and query handling
- Renewals and amendments included for 12 months
Manufacturing licences, depots, terminals and multi-site rollouts.
- Manufacturing and blending licences
- Depot, terminal and storage approvals
- Multi-site retail rollout programmes
- Environmental and safety approvals coordinated
- A named lead advisor and project manager
All-in fixed fees. Departmental application and licence fees are included in the price above — no disbursements, no add-ons, no hidden fees.
How long it actually takes.
We separate our preparation time, which we control, from the authority's decision time, which we do not. Ranges are based on comparable files.
Site / retail licence
Wholesale licence
Manufacturing & multi-site
We cannot guarantee a government decision date. What we do guarantee is a complete file, lodged on time, with every query answered until a decision is issued.
Petroleum licensing team
Led by a named advisor on every file
Dynamic Legal Services (Pty) Ltd
Offices in Pretoria (Faerie Glen) and Sandton (Sandown) — serving all nine provinces
087 153 6207 · support@dlegal.co.za
Why clients hand us the file.
- Most fuel licence applications are refused on paperwork, not merit. We check zoning, land use and title before anything is lodged.
- We handle retail, wholesale, manufacturing and site licences from one desk, including transfers on a change of ownership.
- Objections, inspections and threatened suspensions are answered by us, not handed back to you.
- Multi-site rollouts run on a phased programme with a named project manager.
Your application starts here.
One application. Answer a few questions, see exactly which route applies to you and what it costs, then send it through. Documents can follow later, and nothing is payable to open the file.
Start your fuel licence application.
Six quick questions. We tell you which fuel licence your operation needs and how close you are to being able to lodge. Nothing to pay to start.
Step 1 of your application
What will you be doing with fuel?
Questions
Straight answers before you apply.
How long does a fuel licence application take?
We lodge a retail or site application in 2 to 3 weeks once zoning and site documents are in. The regulator's decision usually takes 3 to 9 months for retail and site licences, 3 to 6 months for wholesale and 6 to 12 months for manufacturing or multi-site applications.
What does a petroleum licence application cost?
One all-in fixed fee per licence, agreed in writing before any work starts. The departmental application and licence fees are included in the price, so there are no disbursements or add-ons.
Which fuel licences do you handle?
Retail and site licences for filling stations, wholesale licences for distributors and traders, manufacturing, blending and depot licences, plus transfers, renewals and upstream exploration and production rights.
Where are you based?
We act from our offices in Pretoria (Faerie Glen) and Sandton (Sandown) for filling station owners, wholesalers and fuel traders in all nine provinces.
Need a fuel licence approved?
Book a confidential consultation. We respond within one business day.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-17
Written and reviewed by Dynamic Legal Services (Pty) Ltd, registration 2016/074955/07. Registered with the Department of Water and Sanitation, EAPASA applicant. Offices in Faerie Glen, Pretoria and Sandown, Sandton. Telephone 087 153 6207, support@dlegal.co.za. General information on South African regulatory practice, not advice on a specific matter — the first consultation is free.