Hello house.
I got fined by a Federal Road Safety Commission official on Friday for "faded plate number".
He said my plate number is faded and I was supposed to go and pay to get another one.
Please note that i did not tamper with the plate number issued to me by the commission. The number plate just got faded like many others on the road.
I got a fine of N3,000.
My question is: Am i supposed to be punished for government's inefficiency in the production of quality number plates?
Please check attached photographs.
Thanks

How dem go take verify who you be for night? Don’t you know the plate when not faded shines at night when in contact with light? It’s a big offense my brother!
The question here should be are plate numbers meant to get faded if original

I
Hate
Those
Guys
With
Passion.
I
Made
up
My Mind
NEVER
To
Stop
For
Them
on
Highway

Na to find oil paint do am na?

Look for a blue paint and brush...carefully stroke each letter and alphabet on your plates..thank me later.

Alvin007:
Look for a blue paint and brush...carefully stroke each letter and alphabet on your plates..thank me later.

Those cow will still quote law to you that it’s an offense.

Hey gawd! Who we offend for this life sef?

GeeCee:
Hello house.
I got fined by a Federal Road Safety Commission official on Friday for "faded plate number".
He said my plate number is faded and I was supposed to go and pay to get another one.
Please note that i did not tamper with the plate number issued to me by the commission. The number plate just got faded like many others on the road.
I got a fine of N3,000.
My question is: Am i supposed to be punished for government's inefficiency in the production of quality number plates?
Please check attached photographs.
Thanks

Well, very sorry about that experience you had.

Having been with MVAA for quite a while now, it's important we note that driving with faded no plate is an offence because it's meant to be clearly visible especially at night when faced with light ray.
In fact, it's important that your no plate is always visible whether at night or during the day.
Reason is that most times, security agencies may not need to stop you since they can verify your vehicles details with your no plates.

Even the machines mounted for verification of no plates, they won't be effective with a faded no plate.

About the quality of the no plates, I believe there isn't anything that is perfect. No matter how much of a quality you produce a product, it will still loose it's quality in time. So, if you are driving with a faded no plate, please visit any MVAA office for a reprint of your no plate to avoid any harassment from the security agencies.

Hope this helps in clarifying this issue.
Thanks.

Natmvaa:



Well, very sorry about that experience you had.

Having been with MVAA for quite a while now, it's important we note that driving with faded no plate is an offence because it's meant to be clearly visible especially at night when faced with light ray.
In fact, it's important that your no plate is always visible whether at night or during the day.
Reason is that most times, security agencies may not need to stop you since they can verify your vehicles details with your no plates.

Even the machines mounted for verification of no plates, they won't be effective with a faded no plate.

About the quality of the no plates, I believe there isn't anything that is perfect. No matter how much of a quality you produce a product, it will still loose it's quality in time. So, if you are driving with a faded no plate, please visit any MVAA office for a reprint of your no plate to avoid any harassment from the security agencies.

Hope this helps in clarifying this issue.
Thanks.

Thanks for the update.
So how much will it cost me to reprint the number plate?

Natmvaa:



Well, very sorry about that experience you had.

Having been with MVAA for quite a while now, it's important we note that driving with faded no plate is an offence because it's meant to be clearly visible especially at night when faced with light ray.
In fact, it's important that your no plate is always visible whether at night or during the day.
Reason is that most times, security agencies may not need to stop you since they can verify your vehicles details with your no plates.

Even the machines mounted for verification of no plates, they won't be effective with a faded no plate.

About the quality of the no plates, I believe there isn't anything that is perfect. No matter how much of a quality you produce a product, it will still loose it's quality in time. So, if you are driving with a faded no plate, please visit any MVAA office for a reprint of your no plate to avoid any harassment from the security agencies.

Hope this helps in clarifying this issue.
Thanks.

Is there a law to back this up? There is nothing like Faded Plate Number in the FRSC acts or offense. is this not another way of exhortion?

Please, kindly clarify

Natmvaa:



Well, very sorry about that experience you had.

Having been with MVAA for quite a while now, it's important we note that driving with faded no plate is an offence because it's meant to be clearly visible especially at night when faced with light ray.
In fact, it's important that your no plate is always visible whether at night or during the day.
Reason is that most times, security agencies may not need to stop you since they can verify your vehicles details with your no plates.

Even the machines mounted for verification of no plates, they won't be effective with a faded no plate.

About the quality of the no plates, I believe there isn't anything that is perfect. No matter how much of a quality you produce a product, it will still loose it's quality in time. So, if you are driving with a faded no plate, please visit any MVAA office for a reprint of your no plate to avoid any harassment from the security agencies.

Hope this helps in clarifying this issue.
Thanks.

This is not an affront on you.
With the above disclaimer, what you guys are doing is pure fraud.
How can you issue people a defective product?
A license plate is not a consumable. It is not supposed to wear out. It is supposed to last the life time of a car.
The old license plates that this new rubbish replaced never had these problems. Are we going backwards or forwards?
Instead of the MVAA to figure out why their license plates are wearing out faster than they should and fix the problem, they are busy issuing fines for "offences" of their own making.
My previous car had the same problem, well I went along and painted it carefully with a blue oil paint.
One road safety official stopped me and said my license plate was fake. He regretted making that assertion that day after the tongue lashing I gave him.
I've seen original plate numbers wear off after just two years. What rubbish.

Alvin007:
Look for a blue paint and brush...carefully stroke each letter and alphabet on your plates..thank me later.

Exactly

GeeCee:
Hello house.
I got fined by a Federal Road Safety Commission official on Friday for "faded plate number".
He said my plate number is faded and I was supposed to go and pay to get another one.
Please note that i did not tamper with the plate number issued to me by the commission. The number plate just got faded like many others on the road.
I got a fine of N3,000.
My question is: Am i supposed to be punished for government's inefficiency in the production of quality number plates?
Please check attached photographs.
Thanks

Though it's not in anyway your fault that the number plate is faded but it's your fault that you refuse to change it. I had to change mine when I bought my car cuz I know they will book me for it one day.
The moment they see that you don't want to bribe them, they will resolve to doing their jobs diligently and whenever they do that, you can't escape getting booked.
I recently had an encounter with them, they checked me thoroughly and ended up asking me if I'm a lawyer. Lol.
They even said my extra tyre is expired. I was like how now. It's a 2012 car and the extra tyres has never been used before.
Dont leave any stone unturned with those guys and if you're not sure about anything, don't stop for them. It's that simple. They won't pursue you cuz their car is always bad most times.

9icetoo:

This is not an affront on you.
With the above disclaimer, what you guys are doing is pure fraud.
How can you issue people a defective product?
A license plate is not a consumable. It is not supposed to wear out. It is supposed to last the life time of a car.
The old license plates that this new rubbish replaced never had these problems. Are we going backwards or forwards?
Instead of the MVAA to figure out why their license plates are wearing out faster than they should and fix the problem, they are busy issuing fines for "offences" of their own making.
My previous car had the same problem, well I went along and painted it carefully with a blue oil paint.
One road safety official stopped me and said my license plate was fake. He regretted making that assertion that day after the tongue lashing I gave him.
I've seen original plate numbers wear off after just two years. What rubbish.

I agree

the quality of the ones done nowadays are so poor

fading in less than 2 years

i av one from 2013 that was in use as a daily for 5 years and it's still very sharp where i kept it now

it's the ones that are recent that's now fading

Thanks for your input everyone.
The guy stopped me on that day and checked my driving license, vehicle particulars, tires and safety safety items (fire extinguisher, caution signs).
When everything checked ok, he came up with the number plate issue. I was like, what is my fault in the fading of the plate; I did not scratch it nor have any accident with it. He wanted me to be begging him to let me go but i refused to beg for an offense i did not commit. Then he said he has to book me.
I have tried to contact FRSC through their social media handles. No response from their twitter handle but i got a response from Facebook and they said fading number plate is an offense. Imagine that.
Henceforth, any FRSC officer that stops me does so at his own risk. I have tried to be a good citizen but it seems that does not pay.

GeeCee:
Thanks for your input everyone.
The guy stopped me on that day and checked my driving license, vehicle particulars, tires and safety safety items (fire extinguisher, caution signs).
When everything checked ok, he came up with the number plate issue. I was like, what is my fault in the fading of the plate; I did not scratch it nor have any accident with it. He wanted me to be begging him to let me go but i refused to beg for an offense i did not commit. Then he said he has to book me.
I have tried to contact FRSC through their social media handles. No response from their twitter handle but i got a response from Facebook and they said fading number plate is an offense. Imagine that.
Henceforth, any FRSC officer that stops me does so at his own risk. I have tried to be a good citizen but it seems that does not pay.

I advise that you continue being the good citizen you supposedly have been.

A certain man right behind my office driving and the VIO officials were stopping him but probably he had decided never to stop for those guys anymore for reasons best known to him. In the bead of running from them, he drove into a shop killing a man and his son on the spot. He himself became unconscious. He was talking away. The VIO'S in question ran away without a trace. Now what happened with that man am not aware of.

I advice we do it right always by complying with the law. Doing it right always should be our watchword.

Another experience, one of my clients no plate fell off. He called and inquired of what to do. I adviced him to get his no plate reprinted. He complained of not have enough money for that at the moment. He went ahead and printed a plastic replacement for it. Only for him to call me last weekend asking for help. He was booked to pay 20k by the VIO. After that, he will pay for dumorage.

I advice we always try to do the right thing.
Especially if you are a residence of Lagos state.

9icetoo:

This is not an affront on you.
With the above disclaimer, what you guys are doing is pure fraud.
How can you issue people a defective product?
A license plate is not a consumable. It is not supposed to wear out. It is supposed to last the life time of a car.
The old license plates that this new rubbish replaced never had these problems. Are we going backwards or forwards?
Instead of the MVAA to figure out why their license plates are wearing out faster than they should and fix the problem, they are busy issuing fines for "offences" of their own making.
My previous car had the same problem, well I went along and painted it carefully with a blue oil paint.
One road safety official stopped me and said my license plate was fake. He regretted making that assertion that day after the tongue lashing I gave him.
I've seen original plate numbers wear off after just two years. What rubbish.

Lets not forget that even the chemicals used in producing these liquid wash we use in washing vehicles right now are much harder than what was being used before.

I recall those days when i was much younger, my father wouldn't let his driver's wash his cars with any soap. He would insist that you use only water except for the tires. But this is different from what is obtainable today.

Have you also wondered why your car paints fade with time? If we could easily change our car paints when faded, why not our no plates as well when faded?

GeeCee:


Thanks for the update.
So how much will it cost me to reprint the number plate?

*#20,500*
With:
*Affidavit and Police Report.*
*Valid Vehicle Licence*
*Proof of Ownership Cert.*
*Allocation of Num. Plate*
*Copy of Biometric ID*
*Passport Photo*

The MVAA ought to give an acceptable and reasonable requirements for replacing a faded plate number.

20,500*
With:
*Affidavit and Police Report.*
*Valid Vehicle Licence*
*Proof of Ownership Cert.*
*Allocation of Num. Plate*
*Copy of Biometric ID*
*Passport Photo*

The amount is outrageous just for a reprint, affidavit and police report is out of place having requested for proof of ownership and BVN data page.
We are practically retrogressing geometrically.

Natmvaa:



Lets not forget that even the chemicals used in producing these liquid wash we use in washing vehicles right now are much harder than what was being used before.

I recall those days when i was much younger, my father wouldn't let his driver's wash his cars with any soap. He would insist that you use only water except for the tires. But this is different from what is obtainable today.

Have you also wondered why your car paints fade with time? If we could easily change our car paints when faded, why not our no plates as well when faded?

Then make one with that in mind. I do not wash my Cars with soap yet a plate number I acquired in late 2018 is already fading.
You could talk to your bosses about this. This is a general public complaint. The quality of the number plates is below par.

Buy a can of clear spray paint and put a couple of coats on your plate.

Otherwise you can also buy a bottle of clear enamel finger and put a coat of it on the colored portions of the plate

AshipaEk0:
Buy a can of clear spray paint and put a couple of coats on your plate.

Otherwise you can also buy a bottle of clear enamel finger and put a coat of it on the colored portions of the plate

Already planning that. Will do so soon.

Instead make i pay 20,500 for painting.. I go collect new number plates..

Diportivo elo ni katsina registration?

thebigkendo:
Instead make i pay 20,500 for painting.. I go collect new number plates..

Diportivo elo ni katsina registration?

shhhhhh


no cast me na


that said,those that are printing the plates for like 5 years now must av been diluting the paint with too much water

2 years down the line,e don fade....awon werey!!

the ones from LH890KJA era of 2006 still dey there....e nor fade

diportivo:




shhhhhh


no cast me na


that said,those that are printing the plates for like 5 years now must av been diluting the paint with too much water

2 years down the line,e don fade....awon werey!!

the ones from LH890KJA era of 2006 still dey there....e nor fade

The owners of those ones don't wash it with strong detergents.

The strong detergents are sold to only those with new number plates

valarinz:



The owners of those ones don't wash it with strong detergents.

The strong detergents are sold to only those with new number plates

I agree bro

klin and bimbo of those times sef no get power reach liquid car wash of nowadays

it is what it is

diportivo:




shhhhhh


no cast me na


that said,those that are printing the plates for like 5 years now must av been diluting the paint with too much water

2 years down the line,e don fade....awon werey!!

the ones from LH890KJA era of 2006 still dey there....e nor fade

Dem say we dey use detergent & sand paper brush wash our motor

I'm still wondering why a faded number plate is an offense!!!

u obviously didn't get d joke

diportivo:



I agree bro

klin and bimbo of those times sef no get power reach liquid car wash of nowadays

it is what it is

ndcide:
Na to find oil paint do am na?

Na tampering of plate number be that, that one na 10k! LOL

Nigerian has gone to the dogs already.

Natmvaa:



Well, very sorry about that experience you had.

Having been with MVAA for quite a while now, it's important we note that driving with faded no plate is an offence because it's meant to be clearly visible especially at night when faced with light ray.
In fact, it's important that your no plate is always visible whether at night or during the day.
Reason is that most times, security agencies may not need to stop you since they can verify your vehicles details with your no plates.

Even the machines mounted for verification of no plates, they won't be effective with a faded no plate.

About the quality of the no plates, I believe there isn't anything that is perfect. No matter how much of a quality you produce a product, it will still loose it's quality in time. So, if you are driving with a faded no plate, please visit any MVAA office for a reprint of your no plate to avoid any harassment from the security agencies.

Hope this helps in clarifying this issue.
Thanks.

No one is saying that a faded plate number is ok.

What I don't agree or feel is injustice is the fine for it and the cost of reprint.

You can retain my drivers license or documents and write a retention note to reprint the plates but not fine me as well as ask me to pay for reprint when the initial fault was not mine.

It is gross injustice.

In saner climes, you get a warning. But here everything ends up a fine.

BamBamK:
u obviously didn't get d joke

you need to calm down some more,and realise i got the joke


and then added mine

loool

5 strikes

diportivo:





you need to calm down some more,and realise i got the joke and added mine