About Q-tsek!
A trip to Home Affairs or the licensing office can take ten minutes or most of a day, and there's usually no way to tell which before you leave home. Q-tsek shows how busy a branch is right now, as reported by the people standing in the queue.
How it works
- At the branch, tap I'm here and answer a couple of quick questions: what you're there for, how many people are ahead of you, and when you arrived.
- Your update shows straight away, so the next person can see how busy it is. Updates older than three hours stop counting towards "right now".
- Tap I'm leaving when you're done, and your visit time feeds the average wait for that service.
- Updates can only be sent from near the branch, which keeps out fake reports.
Where it works
Q-tsek launches in the Western Cape, covering the Department of Home Affairs' offices across the province and the City of Cape Town's driving licence testing centres. More areas will follow.
Independent
Q-tsek isn't affiliated with the Department of Home Affairs, the City of Cape Town or any other government body. Queue information comes from the public, so treat it as a helpful guide rather than a guarantee, and always check official requirements before you go.
Who's behind it
Q-tsek is made by Haiko Nieuwoudt, a creative strategist and designer from the Cape Town area with more than ten years in brand, design and performance marketing. Q-tsek is one of the small, useful tools he builds on the side.
See more of his work at haiko.co.za.
Get in touch
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