BestDrive Montague Gardens · Week 37 · From the archive

The Road Brief

Monday 7 September to Sunday 13 September 2026 · Driving conditions, closures and quick checks for drivers in Montague Gardens, Milnerton & Killarney · 5 min read

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The week in one line

30 °C on Monday and Tuesday, fog on Wednesday morning, a blustery Friday, showers on Saturday, and a cut-off low arriving on Sunday evening.

Heat first, then the weather turns: the Gun Run closes roads in Green Point on Saturday and Sunday, and a cut-off low brings thunderstorms from Sunday evening into Monday.

Hour by hour

Mon 7 Sep

Tue 8 Sep

Wed 9 Sep

Thu 10 Sep

Fri 11 Sep

Sat 12 Sep

Sun 13 Sep

Fog

Rain

Wind

Heat

Storms

Shaded columns are night-time (19:00–06:00). Tap a bar for details.

Heads-up · Mon 10:00 → Tue 18:00 · 30 °C both days

Thirty degrees on Monday and Tuesday: check pressures cold

Check tyre pressures cold, in the morning, not after a drive
Keep an eye on the temperature gauge in slow traffic
Never leave children or pets in a parked car

Before you drive

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These are quick checks at home or on the forecourt, not an inspection; a workshop check and your service schedule still apply.

Can’t tick one off? Pop in on Saturday (08:00 - 13:00) and we’ll check it while you wait.

Around Montague Gardens

N1 & N7Fog on Wednesday morning; wet on Saturday morning and from Sunday eveningWatch
Potsdam RoadPorsche day and oval racing at Killarney on Saturday; busy from early morningWatch
Milnerton & Table View side streetsTraffic-calming builds with flaggers, weekdays 07:30–17:00 until 5 October: Burmeister Road, Jasmin Road, Gardenia Crescent at Ixia Road, and Park Drive in Table ViewRoadworks

Coming up

Thu 17 SepResurfacing starts in Milnerton. Langerman Avenue, Graaff Avenue, Norwood Road and Omuramba Road (with night work), until 14 November
Sat 19 SepNational Extreme Festival at Killarney. Potsdam Road busy all day
Wed 23 SepSchools close. Term 3 ends; spring break until 5 October
Thu 24 SepHeritage Day. Public holiday; Friday is a normal working day

Law & licensing

ProposedEffective: Not yet announced

Last days to comment on 10-year licence cards

The draft regulations that extend car and motorbike licence cards to ten years close for comment in mid-September. If they go through unchanged, a card ordered before your current one expires runs ten years from the day after it expires.

ProposedEffective: No start date

No, your car does not need an annual roadworthy

Posts claiming periodic roadworthy tests for private cars start this year are wrong. The 2014 amendment that would test cars over ten years old every two years has never been given a start date. A roadworthy is still only needed when a car changes hands.

Fuel & costs

Brent crude over $100 has October heading for another big jump: around R2.30 on petrol and R2.20 on diesel so far, on top of September’s R1.34. Every litre counts now, and correctly inflated tyres are the cheapest saving there is.

Expected Wed 7 Oct	Per litre
Petrol 95	+R2.29+229c
Petrol 93	+R2.17+217c
Diesel 50ppm	+R2.22+222c

Central Energy Fund data to 11 September. The official figures are announced at month-end.

Wheels out of alignment drag and burn extra fuel. Book an alignment check

From the workshop

Rain week: tread, wipers and lights while you wait

Three wet days in a row after a dry fortnight. Pop in on Saturday morning and we’ll measure your tread, check every light and fit wiper blades if yours are smearing.

4 Montague Drive · Saturday 08:00 - 13:00

What we check

Learn one thing

Learn4 min read

How often should I replace my tyres?

When the tread is down to about 3 mm, when there’s damage, or when they’re 10 years old — whichever comes first. The legal limit is 1 mm, but wet grip drops off long before that.

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