Hi, good people. I noticed an error on the date of birth in my driver's license; instead of July they put June. Now I want to renew the license but it is proving very difficult doing so. I initiated this process more than 3 months ago and I keep hearing there are issues with database in Abuja and all that crap. This is happening at the FRSC licensing office here in Port Harcourt. Who has had similar issue, kindly advice how you sorted it out.

its a year and three months I apply for renewal and nothing yet, follow them on Twitter and twit, they will respond.

OK thanks

guru03:
its a year and three months I apply for renewal and nothing yet, follow them on Twitter and twit, they will respond.

Where did you apply? Did you start the process by yourself or through a proxy. Watch Autoxpat this Sunday on mitv channel 255 on Dstv by 7pm. There's a topic on driving license with the Vio.

I did it at their office in Bauchi not by proxy.

guru03:
I did it at their office in Bauchi not by proxy.

at that their one stop office? Where all the Vio, Frsc and internal tax board are in one place? It should be easy then. Go there and ask for their DL head. And mind you, they don't read anything on twitter. Maybe you can check out your license number on their website and see the status before I can help

Akpuoru:
Hi, good people. I noticed an error on the date of birth in my driver's license; instead of July they put June. Now I want to renew the license but it is proving very difficult doing so. I initiated this process more than 3 months ago and I keep hearing there are issues with database in Abuja and all that crap. This is happening at the FRSC licensing office here in Port Harcourt. Who has had similar issue, kindly advice how you sorted it out.

If u supplied all d requirements for correction of error, d next is to exercise patience while correction is effected. Usually, d license office scans n sends d requirements to head of FRSC Abuja.

Nothing can be done, until approval comes from there.

Yes, lately it has taken forever to get approval from Abuja. Patience is highly required.

I can officially say that the error (Date of Birth) on my drivers license has been rectified but I feel I should state the process that got to this
1. My earlier license had my correct DOB, July.
2. The index license has June instead of July, strangely I had been using it without noticing this error until I was accosted by road safety this June. I confidently produced the license with the knowledge that it would expire the coming month. I will not go into the embarrassment I went through.
3. I immediately went to have it renewed at RIRS Port Harcourt but had to apply for correction to the DOB.
4. I got no positive response from June till September. I decided to through one of the "agents" working for the road safety there. She told me straight that it would cost me #5K.
5. Fast forward, I paid the money and the change has just been effected.
6. I'm ashamed to say that I had to pay money to have something as trivial as this to be done; yet we complain of corruption in high places when in our small spheres, we are all involved. This is the Civil service world in 9ja.

Hello Akpuoro,pls I will love to get your contact so u can help me out.I have been facing same DOB issue in my driver's license and I have been on it for almost a month even after paying 5k as requested in warri.this is just too frustrating.pls here is my phone contact. 08032695764.thanks.

Hello. Please can i have your contact who helped you? Mine has an issue where my first name was mixed up and used as my surname. Thanks

Akpuoru:
I can officially say that the error (Date of Birth) on my drivers license has been rectified but I feel I should state the process that got to this
1. My earlier license had my correct DOB, July.
2. The index license has June instead of July, strangely I had been using it without noticing this error until I was accosted by road safety this June. I confidently produced the license with the knowledge that it would expire the coming month. I will not go into the embarrassment I went through.
3. I immediately went to have it renewed at RIRS Port Harcourt but had to apply for correction to the DOB.
4. I got no positive response from June till September. I decided to through one of the "agents" working for the road safety there. She told me straight that it would cost me #5K.
5. Fast forward, I paid the money and the change has just been effected.
6. I'm ashamed to say that I had to pay money to have something as trivial as this to be done; yet we complain of corruption in high places when in our small spheres, we are all involved. This is the Civil service world in 9ja.

I have gender error on my Drivers License Card. I informed them when I first applied and I was told to apply for correction and also attach some documents which I did. I was further told to go, that the correction will be effected before the license is due for renewal. I have now applied for renewal and still discovered same error. I reported at their office and was informed that correction of such errors have been suspended and there's no immediate remedy pending when the suspension is set aside.