1. Be 18 or older
All the big delivery apps ask for riders aged 18 or older.
2. Get a motorcycle licence
Code A1 covers bikes up to 125cc; Code A covers bigger bikes and is issued from 18. Some apps accept a learner’s licence; rent-to-own and rental companies, and insurers, usually want a full one. See which licence you need.
3. Have your ID or permit ready
An SA ID or passport, or a foreign passport with a permit. Some apps accept asylum seeker and refugee documents. Documents must be originals, clear and not expired.
4. Get a bike that’s ready for deliveries
- Licensed and registered, with a valid licence disc: the apps check the registration number.
- A top box secured to the bike, big enough for the app’s delivery bag.
- A phone holder and charger, because you’ll navigate on your phone all day.
- A good helmet. In a 2026 survey of Pretoria riders, 18% had crashed in the previous 12 months.
Our Velocity 150 Delivery Package comes with all of these, licensed and registered.
5. Open a bank account and get a smartphone with data
Apps pay into a bank account, and you’ll need an Android or iPhone that can run the rider app.
6. Sign up with the apps
- Uber Eats: sign up at drivers.uber.com. See what Uber Eats asks for.
- Mr D: sign up through Mr D’s own rider page or app.
- Checkers Sixty60: riders work through Pingo, Shoprite’s delivery partner.
- Bolt Food: sign up on Bolt’s courier page.
Each app has its own requirements, and they change. Check the app’s own sign-up page, and don’t pay anyone who promises to “get you an account”.
7. Work out your costs
Petrol, the bike, tyres and data come out of every week’s earnings. See what a delivery bike costs a week.
Sources: Uber Eats requirements from uber.com (checked 25 October 2026); licence codes from the National Road Traffic Act; crash figure from a survey of 109 Pretoria riders (Unisa Press, June 2026). Bike Connectors isn’t part of any delivery app.
Checked 25 October 2026. Prices and rules change: check before you rely on them.