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Nigerian Motorists Who Covers Number Plates Risk Fines And Jail Time – Police Warns
Nigerian motorists who covers vehicle number plates risk fines and jail time – Police warns.
Lagos Police says covering of number plates is against the provisions of the National Road Traffic Regulations.
Notes that regulations mandate number plate to be visible at a distance of 60 metres by the car driver following behind.
The Lagos State Police Command has again warned motorists and drivers against covering of vehicle number plates (Vehicle Registration Plate), stating that the act violates the National Road Traffic Regulations.
In post on X.com on Sunday, the command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, noted that punishment for this act ranges from fines to prison terms.
Hundeyin wrote :
“Covering of number plates is against the provisions of the National Road Traffic Regulations. When convicted, punishment ranges from fines to prison terms. Ignorance is not an excuse under the law. Above all, forewarned is forearmed!”
Benjamin Hundeyin also shared excerpts from the regulations, which mandate every number plate to be visible and recognizable at a distance of 60 metres by the car driver following behind and at a distance of 30 meters in the case of motorcycle.
The document read :
“Each Identification Number Plate must be reflective and so made that any letter, numeral or other identifying mark displayed on it are legible at day time and at night in clear weather and must be visible and recognizable at a distance of not less than 60 metres by the driver of the immediate following vehicle and in the case of motorcycle at a distance of 30 metres.
“All vehicles, private and commercial, shall as from the commencement of these Regulations, have on them the Vehicle Identification Number Plates referred to in this regulation and it shall be an offence for any vehicle not to have the said Identification Number Plates.”
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