The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Lagos State will today Monday commences Operation Show Your Driver's Licence and Vehicle licence phase II in the state.
In a statement signed by Route Commander,
Olabisi Sonusi FRSC Public Education Officer, she said
the Lagos State Sector Commander of FRSC, Corps
Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in
Lagos.
Ogungbemide decried the high rate of
permanent driver's licence unpicked in all drivers’ licence stations in the
state.
According to him, the first phase of the
special patrol tagged "Operation Show your driver's licence" showed
that some motorists still drive without their valid driver's licence while some
don't have at all.
"With the recent increase in
vehicular movement as a result of Ember months, there is the need for all
drivers to be handy with their Driver's licence and a valid vehicle paper as
the command begins Operation Show Your Driver's Licence and Vehicle
licence".
The operation has started today Monday
4th to Sunday 10th October, 2021
simultaneously in all the Commands in Lagos State.
He reiterated that "All vehicles
impounded will not be released until they show evidence of having gotten the
documents."
He said according to National Road
Traffic Regulations (NRTR) 2021,
Regulation 67(1) "Any person driving a vehicle on any public Road shall be
in possession of an original driver's licence but where the person is in
possession of the photocopy of the original driver's licence, he shall within 24 hours produce the original
driver's licence to the appropriate authority if demanded"
Regulation (2) also stated that
"Any person who contravenes the provision of regulation 67(1) of these
regulations commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of
#10,000.00 or to a term of 1 year imprisonment or to both".
For motorists who drives without vehicle
licence, he stressed that Regulation 67(3) states that "Any person driving
a vehicle must be in possession of at least the photocopy of the vehicle
particulars, and the original shall be provided to the appropriate authority
within 24 hours if demanded" while Regulations 67(4) "Any person who
contravene the provisions of regulation 67(3) commits an offence and shall be
liable to a fine of #3,000 or 6 months imprisonment or to both"
The sector commander cautioned all road
users to ensure they obtain all necessary documents that qualified them to use
the road. "A situation where drivers of vehicles, tricycle and Bike riders
ply the road without licence is no more acceptable".
He also admonished all motorists to
maintain safe speed, avoid night travels
so that they can always enjoy good road experience.
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