Reckless Drivers To Loose Licences As FRSC Activates Penalty Point System To Reduce Road Crashes

Reckless drivers to loose driving licences as FRSC activates Penalty Point System to reduce road traffic crashes.

Traffic Agency says drivers licence will finally gets withdrawn when a reckless driver accumulates maximum point of 21.

Drivers who accumulate between 10-14 points will receive a warning notification to desist from violating traffic regulations.

When the driver goes ahead to accumulate between 15-20 points, his/her drivers licence will be suspended.

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has ordered the activation of the Penalty Points System, a move designed to reduce road traffic crashes and promote safe driving practices.

A statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide on Monday February 10th disclosed that his system is designed to track and penalize drivers who commit traffic offences.

“The penalty points system is a proven method of enforcing traffic laws, as it assigns points to drivers for various traffic offences. When a driver accumulates a certain number of points, he becomes liable to penalties such as warning, licence suspension or complete withdrawal of the licence.”

Explaining the points further, the Corps Marshal of FRSC revealed that :

“Drivers who accumulate between 10-14 points will receive a warning notification signifying that the driver should desist henceforth from violating traffic regulations.

“When the driver goes ahead to accumulate between 15-20 points, his/her drivers licence will be suspended, signifying a temporary withdrawal of rights to drive in Nigeria.

“However, the drivers licence finally gets withdrawn when the driver accumulates 21 points, indicating that the driver’s right to drive on Nigerian roads is totally taken away or denied.

Penalty points and fines

Explaining further, the statement lists examples of Traffic Offences and penalty points in Nigeria to include:

10 penalty points and ₦10,000 fine for driver’s “Driving without a valid driver’s license” and 5 penalty points and ₦5,000 fine for “Speed limit violation.”

Driver’s “Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs” will receive 5 penalty points and ₦5,000 fine while “Dangerous Driving” accrues 10 penalty points and N50,000 fine.

FRSC also notes that :

“ln addition to the various sanctions associated to the aforementioned accrued points, it will also form part of the record to be forwarded to countries demanding for driving history/extract of Nigerian Drivers applying to drive in foreign land. All these are determined efforts of the Corps to engender sanity and reduce fatalities on our roads.”

“You may wish to know that the penalty points system, apart from promoting road safety ideals and reducing the number of road traffic crashes in Nigeria, also proves to be a proactive move towards stiffer enforcement of traffic laws, signifying a step in the right direction in FRSC’s quest to ensure that Nigerian roads are safe all to use.”

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