FRSC commences issuance of new number plates to articulated vehicles July 1
Adetokunbo Fakeye
Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has announced the commencement of issuance of new number plates for articulated vehicles. as part of strategies to ensure safety on the roads.
This was revealed on Friday by the Corps Marshal of the commission, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, while briefing newsmen on its activities in Abuja.
According to Oyeyemi, who said the exercise is part of the organisation strategies to ensure safety on the roads, the new number plates will be at no extra cost to vehicle owners.
He said, “We have started implementation of new number plates for tankers, trailers and trucks for effective monitoring of their compliance to road safety measures.
“During various meetings with stakeholders, we all agreed on several measures to reduce crashes on our roads which include enforcement of policies.
“We will synchronize our data with that of Petroleum and Tanker Drivers (PTD) in the ongoing data collection of its members across the country”.
Oyeyemi disclosed further that the commission would partner with Vehicle Inspection Offices (VIO) across the country to ensure the success of the policy and called for capacity building of VIOs by state governments.
While reiterating the enforcement of speed limit device installation in all commercial vehicles by Sept 1, Oyeyemi explained that, the commission is focusing more on the regulation of tanker and truck operations because of recent incidents where no fewer thatn 56 lives and properties worth several millions of naira were lost.
