FRSC Assures Compliance With Court Ruling On Faded Number Plates

SUNDAY March 16, 2025 |TheNewsDESK

The Federal Road Safety Corps has stated that it is currently studying the court ruling on faded vehicle number plates.

On January 17, 2025, a Federal High Court in Lagos issued an order restraining the FRSC from arresting or imposing fines on drivers with faded number plates.

The case, marked FHC/L/CS/253/2024, was brought before the court by Chinwike Ezebube, who argued that the FRSC, as the sole designer and producer of vehicle number plates in Nigeria, was responsible for the quality and durability of those plates.

The court considered several questions related to the responsibility of the FRSC for the fading of number plates and whether it could penalise drivers for using plates that deteriorate due to poor quality production.

In response to the ruling, the FRSC spokesperson, Olusegun Ogungbemide, explained that faded number plates result from normal wear and tear rather than poor manufacturing.

Ogungbemide emphasised that the National Road Traffic Regulations of 2012 as amended allowed vehicle owners to apply for replacement of lost or damaged number plates.

He assured that the corps was carefully reviewing the court’s decision and would fully comply with the judgment.

The spokesperson reiterated that the FRSC respects the rule of law and would not take any action that disrespects the court’s ruling.