Dr_Smooth:

Excuse me but why is it costing 45k from u?Is this supposed to be a business venture?It costs much less than this and takes 2 working days max to get your plates now abeg.

dagboss:

I called one guy that has been handling my vehicles' registration over the years yesterday he told me that it would cost me N35,000 but that i should wait till say next week when the initial rush would have fizzle out he said that the price will surely go down a bit. Very hiosnest guy.

digi101:

Doesnt really look that different though, except for the dash of green and the nigerian map

sdbaba:

Can someone pls educate me on the need for this at this time when resources are scarce? For one I'd like to know

1. What are the advantages of this new plate numbers?
2. Are there truly any security features attached to these new plates
3. Do we all need to change our old number plates for these new ones? If so how much would it cost?

tboy1:

1 - None - The transport commissioner could not even justify it during his press conf. he came up with one silly example
2 - No
3 - Yes you have to renew it

Ozin:



 
FRSC INTRODUCES NEW NUMBER PLATES, DRIVING LICENCE
News — By bola on September 5, 2011 10:46 am

President Jonathan during the FRSC commissioning of new driving licence and number plates for vehicle users, at the FRSC headquarters, Abuja

FRSC INTRODUCES NEW NUMBER PLATES, DRIVING LICENCE
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has announced a deadline of August 2012 for Nigerian drivers to obtain the new driving license and number plates recently commissioned by President Goodluck Jonathan at the FRSC headquarters in Abuja.
The upgraded license and plate numbers are now interlinked and will, henceforth, be connected to each individual, in order to help the FRSC track all road offences and monitor the driving behaviour of all vehicle owners.
Speaking during the commissioning, President Goodluck Jonathan said the launch of the new driving license and number plates was a culmination of three years of hard work which started with the discussion he had with the Corps Marshal, Mr. Osita Chidoka in his office then as Vice President on the need to improve the driving licence to meet international standards.
The new initiative, he revealed, was meant to alter the culture of recklessness displayed by drivers, their impunity and lack of consideration for other road users.
Regarding the new license and plates, FRSC Marshall, Osita Chidoka, said they are part of a credible database which will make it easy to retrieve all information connected to every car owner through the license and the plate number.
Chidoka also said the overriding objectives of the new driver’s licence and number plates were to restore the integrity of the country’s driving licence.
Chidoka said, “One of the critical ingredients of this initiative is that we are going to have a credible data base of drivers and vehicles in Nigeria”.
He advised drivers and car owners to change to the new license and name plates which cost 6000 and N15000 each immediately, to avoid sanctions that will be accompanied with a breach, and ensure they are safely within the new regime before the 12 months deadline.