Dear all,

I told a friend about a car I intend selling anytime from now. During our discussion he told me I need to remove my plate number before selling the car. He told me the plate number was registered with my name and it's unique to me.

Please I need more clarification on this issue. If you know any FRSC that can enlighten us more on this issue should please do.

Thanks

That's not true at all. A registered car is a registered car. If u remove the plate number then dat vehicle wil have a multiple registration with same VIN number which is a criminal offence. That is why CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP is stil done in licence offices. Again, if u buy a new car n decide to use this plate number u remove frm ur old vehicle on it, its also an offence because the plate number has been registered with the other and its vin number, though pple @licence office might want to manipulate it for u....bt one day u might be unlucky on d way and might me caught. So pls JUST ACT RIGHT !!! Thanks

senator2k9: That's not true at all. A registered car is a registered car. If u remove the plate number then dat vehicle wil have a multiple registration with same VIN number which is a criminal offence. That is why CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP is stil done in licence offices. Again, if u buy a new car n decide to use this plate number u remove frm ur old vehicle on it, its also an offence because the plate number has been registered with the other and its vin number, though pple @licence office might want to manipulate it for u....bt one day u might be unlucky on d way and might me caught. So pls JUST ACT RIGHT !!! Thanks

Well, today i decided to visit one FRSC office to make more clarification on this issue, to my surprise i was told i need to remove the plate number that was registered with my name before selling it. The FRSC guy told me is the new policy now. He said if i have a new car that as not be register before, i should go to any FRSC office with the plate number and particulars of the new car will be updated on the plate number because the plate number is unique to me and its non transferable.

Please we need more people to contribute on this.

Yes that's true. It's the new policy.

With dis new policy,is change of ownership still necessary?

Emekasmart:
With dis new policy,is change of ownership still necessary?

I wonder o

That's the policy. I did that early last year. It was done by frsc. Let no one deceive u. Ur new number plate was registered with ur drivers license. So it is transferable to to ur new vehicle.

senator2k9:
That's not true at all. A registered car is a registered car. If u remove the plate number then dat vehicle wil have a multiple registration with same VIN number which is a criminal offence. That is why CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP is stil done in licence offices. Again, if u buy a new car n decide to use this plate number u remove frm ur old vehicle on it, its also an offence because the plate number has been registered with the other and its vin number, though pple @licence office might want to manipulate it for u....bt one day u might be unlucky on d way and might me caught. So pls JUST ACT RIGHT !!! Thanks

u r ignorant. Please stop passing on wrong info.

If you insist to do a change of ownership with the previous owner's plate number. They will manipulate it for you but after one year when you are going for renewal you will be surprised that it still bears the original name of the first owner. This is my experience with a Lagos State plate number.