Vehicle inspection compulsory – Lagos VIS

Henceforth Lagos State motorists are expected to take their vehicles to any of the state’s computerized vehicle inspection center

Henceforth Lagos State motorists are expected to take their vehicles to any of the state’s computerized vehicle inspection center after obtaining their road worthiness certificate, the Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) has said.

The VIS said any motorist who obtains a road worthiness certificate now has a 30-day window to bring the vehicle for inspection.

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Director of VIS, Engr. Akin George Fashola while speaking on the 2021 outlook for the vehicle inspection service said the motoring public should prioritize their safety.

Daily Trust reports that the practice has been for motorists to apply for the road worthiness certificate and renew it as the case maybe without ascertaining whether the vehicle is truly road worthy or not.

But Fashola explains that after 30 days when the vehicle is not submitted for inspection, the road worthiness certificate would be invalidated in line with the law.

He said, “After 30 days, you didn’t bring it, you are going to get a ticket. So compulsorily if I get my road worthiness you must bring the vehicle for testing as well.

“It is a must. You have 30 days and after 30 days you didn’t bring your vehicle, that road worthiness would be invalidated and you would get a ticket.

“You go to any of the vehicle inspection centres, you can apply, take your vehicle.

“But if you can’t go with your vehicle immediately, you have 30 days to bring that vehicle for inspection and after 30 days you would get a ticket even though you have a road worthiness certificate.

“We have 18 centres currently spread across the state. Four more would be coming up this year.

“We have enough. Our particular focus this year is going to be on commercial articulated vehicles.

“The enforcement is going to be taken to their doorstep and this is not a laughing matter.”

The Director also said the service would be tougher on people using their vehicle for commercial operation without being registered.

According to him, people usually give excuses that they want to sell their vehicle but he said the service has a temporary vehicle tag (TVT) which lasts for 30 days but the motorist is not expected to use the vehicle for commercial operation.

“So if you want to sell your vehicle, you need to have that tag, you should not drive a vehicle on the road of Lagos State without an identification mark.

“That TVT does not mean you have registered your vehicle.

“It just means you have an identification mark and when you are ready to sell it, you can take that off and sell it to whoever you want to sell it to so that it is registered properly,” he said.