Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Command, Mr Babatunde Farinloye, has urged motorists to stop driving with faded number plates to avoid prosecution....CONTINUE READING
Farinloye gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday….CONTINUE READING
He said that motorists should always use water and soap to wash the number plate of their vehicles to prevent it from fading. According to him, it will take six years for number plate to expire, though it can develop some problems such as being damaged and faded before the expiry date.
He said that the purpose of using number plate was for proper identification and security, also personalised for each vehicle.
“If number plate fades, you have to replace it. If number plate is damaged, you have to replace it and motorists should stop using private number plate for commercial purpose. If you look at the top right of the number plate, you will see the expiry date. Normally, number plate can be used for six years before it totally fades, ” Farinloye said.
He said that motorists should quickly inform the authority whenever they discover any defect on their number plates for necessary replacement.
“There are so many offences rated under the number plate violation such as broken number plate, faded number plate, covered number plate, non-use of number plate and we have misuse of number plate.
Farinloye said that faded number plate was presently generating a lot of interest, as it had moral and security implications.
“Moral in the sense that, if you are driving and hit somebody and escape, how do you expect the law enforcement agency to get the number plate of the vehicle that absconded from that point?
“Especially in the situation of hit and run, the act says the number plate should be visible by 60 metres distance. So many people have used faded number plates to perpetrate atrocities and that became an issue while trying to identify such vehicles,” he said.
The corps commander said that due to misuse of the number plate, the government made the decision that if it fades, the owner should replace it immediately….CONTINUE READING
