The controversy surrounding the new number plates and vehicle registration by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has been put to rest as the Senate, on Thursday, reduced the prices by 30 per cent.

The cost of standard motor vehicle plate numbers was reduced from N15,000 to N8,400 and driver’s licence from N6,000 to N4,000.

Those of articulated vehicles will now cost N11,200 instead of the N20,000 as stipulated by the FRSC while privileged numbers and fancy or personalised numbers were left as recommended by the FRSC.

However, dealer number plates which cost N30,000 before now was slashed to N16,800.

Consequently, it lifted the suspension on the issuance of the number plates and new driver’s licences, just as it barred the police from conducting another vehicle registration.

The Senate, which adopted all the recommendations of its Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs, approved the recommendation that the deadline for compliance with the new scheme be extended from August 2012 to February 2013.

The chairman of the committee, Dahiru Awaisu Kuta, while presenting the report said, "the current suspension on the issuance of the new driver’s licence and vehicle number plates now in its fourth month, resulting in a huge backlog of demands for these items by the motorists will be lifted immediately, taking into account the 30 per cent reduction."

It, therefore, directed the police to "suspend the introduction of Bio-metric Central Motor Registry and the N3, 500 that goes with it as this is an additional burden on vehicle owners which is capable of translating into hike in transport fares for commuters. It is also an unnecessary duplication of the ongoing scheme by the FRSC."

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written by Gbolahan Philips, July 13, 2012

Ogun State FRSC asked me to go and pay N7,000 to renew my driver's licence. Pls help us investigate them. My licence expires next week

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CHANHING FROM OLD NUMBER PLATE TO NEW NUMBER PLATE
written by Innocent o.ohah, July 13, 2012

Pls what is the cost of changing old number plate to new number plate.And can this be done by FRSC?

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More to be done
written by wise, July 13, 2012

That is a good job by the Senate but who is there to monitor and be sure that the general public is not still extuated, i need plate number and because i want my car on road i might go for their available but high price, and by such the senate may not have achieved their aims and objective on these matters. Please let the senate committee go down to the grassroot on issuance of plate number and drivers licence to control the price.

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written by Adesina A, July 13, 2012

The question is, 'what is the problem with the plate number in existence now? How frequently will road safety change plate number? If they want to collect owners information, must they coolect money? Why not collecting the information whenever one want to renew drivers' lincence? Nigerian government is frudulent and anti-people

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New Drivers Plate Fee & Police Fee
written by Bernard, July 13, 2012

This is a welcome devepment from the Senate. They have saved us from these bodies that wanted to milk us unneccessarily, may the Lord almighty continue to strengten them & give them wisdom further more.More greese to ur elbows.

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written by sureword, July 13, 2012

I write to deeply appreciate the senate,for taking the intrests of the masses in deep consideration,this descision is coloured with human face,i approbate without any reservation your godly decisions and interventions which in the best intrests of the people you represents,the unreasonable elements in FRSC and police in typical Nigeria had cashed in the backlog to extorts unwary Nigeria,we are so grateful, but pls honourable men and woman in the august body, follow it up and supervise the development closely to see that it is strictly adhered to ,of we know to have car is not curse at all

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New vehicle plate number
written by bakar, July 13, 2012

Thanks for your efforts,but the fact still remains that in this country of ours,whoever is opportuned to be in any position forgets the pains of others. Sincerely, what is wrong with the old number plates?.Does issuance of new number plates stop crime?.We are very wicked in this country, period.And it will also not stop corruption that is the bane of our society.











































































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