The Allegation By Uber Operators On Work Permit Fee Is Totally Untrue – LASG

According to an unconfirmed source six days ago, Uber operators and other car-hailing services such as Bolt (Taxify) in Lagos will start paying N110, 000 work permit fee to operate. You can read in details HERE.

The Lagos State Government has debunked the rumour that it is clamping down on Uber operators who seem to have resorted to blackmail by attempting to discredit Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) officials to gain public sympathy.

According to Lagos State Government, the Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) is performing its statutory duty of facilitating compliance with the Road Traffic Laws by ensuring motorists possess the stipulated vehicle documents, such as Road worthiness, Vehicle Licence, Drivers Licence, Insurance Certificate, Hackney Permit and the Lagos State Drivers Institute (LASDRI) card for all categories of commercial commuter vehicles.

Lagos state government stated that the allegation by Uber Operators, especially on the social media, that the State Government was demanding for N110,000 operational licence fees from their members before they could operate in the State is totally untrue, unsubstantiated, unreasonable and a ploy to win public sympathy.

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However, the government challenges any operator with such evidence to bring it to the public domain for proof. In the last three weeks, the Vehicle Inspection Services has apprehended close to 1,000 vehicles for various offenses, ranging from non-possession of valid drivers’ licence to driving with expired vehicle particulars. Twenty Uber vehicles are among those impounded.

The government claims Uber operators are out to make mischief as they would not tell the public that their members whose vehicles were apprehended contravened one law or the other. Consequently, the Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) machines will expose any erring operators who ply Lagos roads with expired vehicle particulars.

Commercial vehicles with valid documents should go about their normal operations without any fear. Those with incomplete or expired documentation should validate their papers as the government will continue to apprehend all violators of the law.

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