Application for Provisional Driving License (PDL) is now done through the Transport Integrated Management System (TIMS) not Ecitizen NTSA website as it used to be. Below is an updated Guide.
How to apply for NTSA Provisional Driving License through TIMS portal
To apply for PDL through TIMS use the procedure below:
- Visit: tims.ntsa.go.ke and click register to create your account if you do not have one
- Enter your ID serial number and Click Verify
- Enter your Mother’s Maiden Name (Her Original surname before marriage)
- Enter your kra Pin
- Verify your details and proceed to the last step of registration
- After Registration, login.
- Click Application for PDL
- Select Your School and fill all the information required
- Make Your Payment and that is it.
- You have completed your PDL application
NOTE: Your PDL application remain in pending mode until it is approved
Common TIMs NTSA Errors and Solutions
The Person is Not found. Please check serial number or The Pin and ID Serial number do not match: Most of the time, you get this error if you replaced your ID card and the serial number changed. TIMS system still detects your previous ID serial number. Try using the previous ID serial number or forward your KRA pin and ID number to NTSA so that they may update your details in their systems.
Driving School Missing: Ask your driving school to update their details on the TIMS portal.
Details Missing: If you had previously registered with NTSA Ecitizen portal, your PDL details were migrated to TIMS. If your NTSA Ecitizen PDL details are missing in your TIMs Account then it means they were not correctly migrated. You need to visit NTSA offices so that they can correct error.
NTSA Contacts
You can contact NTSA for PDL application inquiries through any of the following means
- Email: info@ntsa.go.ke
- Phone: 0709 932 300
- Address: Hill Park Building; Upper Hill, Nairobi Kenya
- Facebook: ntsamedia
- Twitter: @ntsa_kenya
NOTE: By the time of publishing this article, NTSA takes a minimum of 21 days to approve provisional driving Licenses. You should contact your Driving school instructor if yours is not approved in at least a month’s time.
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I applied My pdl on Thursday but I didn’t get a message why and next week I an exam please help me
What does this mean? “There is still Class Endorsement Print Payment unfinished,please finish it first before other operation.” Noting that the required endorsement has already been updated in my DL
in applying for class endorsement, what does this mean ‘There is still Post Lisence unfinished,please finish it first before other operation.’
November 2019
I’m trying to open Tim’s account but the Tims web isn’t working…. Why
Hello,l applied for the pdl but on the class option,l inserted class c1 instead of B light guide me through please
Hi,my PDL was supposed to be deleted in the system but i was told that the school licence has expired but still the school is operating how can I be helped can I apply a PDL through any other school or ntsa office
How long does it take to approve category D1 if i have a BCE licence?
what the meaning of “no pending application” in test booking?
same issue
We have responded to this question in our ASK forum here: https://kenyayote.com/ask/1101/what-does-pending-application-mean-in-ntsa-tims
Hi !my question ,s I finish my driving school at twenty eighteen .But normally I want for three years so far I never take my DL,so will I get give I will come to your officeses…
I HAVE TRIED TO APPLY FOR SMART DL BUT I GET AN ERROR OF YOU HAVE A PENDING APPLICATION. aNY SOLUTION?
Please check our guide on smart dl application and let us know if you followed the procedure: https://kenyayote.com/how-to-get-ntsa-smart-driving-license-in-kenya-apply-on-tims-portal/
i think your pin maybe inactive or dormant
Wow. This is a really helpful article. Thanks so much! I managed to do this swiftly in less than 10 minutes even after having to call NTSA to help with an error!
I finish my driving school on 12th November 2019 up to date I haven’t get my booking test
what happens when you are trying to register for tims account but the kra pin does not exist and actually that is the correct kra pin
Go to NTSA offices and let them help you with the registration
I finished my driving school on 7th January 2020,up to date I haven’t get my booking test
Did you book your test?
Can one apply for another pdl if we selected a wrong category?
how long does pdl stay
3 months