The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has distanced itself from recent reports of planned increases in prices of vehicle number plates and National Drivers’ License warning that the agency remained a road safety and management agency and not a revenue collecting one

The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem said  in Abuja today that it has become expedient to educate the public about fake news purporting a planned increase in the rates fixed by the government for number plates and drivers license

He said that the statutory mandate of the FRSC was to make the nation’s highway safe for motorists and other road users across the country and not established to raise funds or generate revenue

According to him, Federal Road Safety Commission was not set up as a revenue generation agency but to ensure the protection of lives and property on the road.

He  faulted the news circulating in the public space that FRSC had increased the prices of number plates was not true

Recall a news report to circulating that FRSC had increased the price of number plates and driver’s license tagging it as a revenue-generating agency.

The reports stated that registration of New Blue Plate is now 55, 000, registration of New Red Plate 65,000, Registration of New Articulated Plate 100,000

Change of Ownership with New BLUE Plate Number 70,000, change of Ownership with New RED Plate Number 80, 000, Change of Ownership with New Articulated Plate Number 115,000

Transfer of existing Plate Number from One Vehicle to Another 35,000. Replacement of Loss Plate Number 36,000

Fresh issuance of Drivers licenses 38,000 for five years, 33,000 for three years, Renewal 22, 500 for five years, and 18,000 for three years.

Still absolving the FRSC of any planned new price-fix, the agency’s spokesman, explained that any price increase is from the Joint Tax Board (JTB) and not from FRSC.

However, the approved price for the articulated vehicle number plate is 30,000.

“Motor vehicle driver’s license price for three years is 10,000 while 15,000 is for five years. Standard private and commercial vehicle number place is 18,750 respectively.

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“Implementation of the revised rates for vehicles number plates and driver’s license in Nigeria commences on Aug. 1 according to Joint Task Board, ” he said.

Kazeem solicited the support and cooperation of Journalists especially in publicising the activities of the corps saying that the media needed to verify before reporting.

He urged members of the public to note that only the Joint Tax Board (JTB) has the statutory powers to review the prices of the items in question adding that it was the Board that approved the price reviewed.

He further appealed to the motoring public to continue to ensure their vehicles were properly registered as it enhances the security of the vehicles.

Reports show that the last review on the prices of number plates and driver’s licenses was done in 2011.