Good evening sir, i just came accroas this thread and great job so far. I have two questions, hopefully you get to respond soon.

1. I have a referal note to go get my VIS road worthiness inspection done, and my xurrent certificate expires tomorrow 19th. If I don't get to go for the inspection maybe because of work demands and I drive my car after the certificate expires on the 19th (tomorrow), say Im driving on the 20th or 21th, would.that be an offence? Would the cameras run my plate and give me a fine even as I have a valid referral note for inspection?

2. During my las VIS inspection, the centre I visited in Surulere renewed my road worthiness for 11 months instead of 12 months. My road worthi ess shouldn't expire till march normally. Is this something that can be corrected? Because usually, all my papers expire at the same time in march and it makes it easy for me to just remember and renew all.at once.

I'll really appreciate your attention to these questions.
Thank you.

mickee2u:
Good evening sir, i just came accroas this thread and great job so far. I have two questions, hopefully you get to respond soon.

1. I have a referal note to go get my VIS road worthiness inspection done, and my xurrent certificate expires tomorrow 19th. If I don't get to go for the inspection maybe because of work demands and I drive my car after the certificate expires on the 19th (tomorrow), say Im driving on the 20th or 21th, would.that be an offence? Would the cameras run my plate and give me a fine even as I have a valid referral note for inspection?

2. During my las VIS inspection, the centre I visited in Surulere renewed my road worthiness for 11 months instead of 12 months. My road worthi ess shouldn't expire till march normally. Is this something that can be corrected? Because usually, all my papers expire at the same time in march and it makes it easy for me to just remember and renew all.at once.

I'll really appreciate your attention to these questions.
Thank you.

Good evening sir,

1. Since you have the valid referral note for the inspection already with you, the camera cannot fine you again for an expired roadworthiness certificate. but you must make sure that you go for inspection before the expiry date on the referral note.

2. Private vehicle roadworthiness validity is for 12 months (one year). maybe you went for the inspection a month after the issuance of the referral note. (roadworthiness validity counts from the date of the issuance of the referral note)

I hope I have been able to answer your questions sir.

Why is Lagos asking for bck payments on vehicles that moved out of Lagos for extended periods? Isn't this illegal?

ibro2much:


Good evening sir,

1. Since you have the valid referral note for the inspection already with you, the camera cannot fine you again for an expired roadworthiness certificate. but you must make sure that you go for inspection before the expiry date on the referral note.

2. Private vehicle roadworthiness validity is for 12 months (one year). maybe you went for the inspection a month after the issuance of the referral note. (roadworthiness validity counts from the date of the issuance of the referral note)

I hope I have been able to answer your questions sir.

Thank you sir. I went dirt the last inspection as soon as i got my referral note, wasn't a month after. And i got my referral note before my road worthiness document at that time even expired. It was an error om their part, but can anything be done to rectify it? I was hoping they can check on their database to see the error and correct it. You know how it is with vehicle licence or insurance, even if you renew before or after expiry, the date remains the same.

pls is it true......


If am currently doing my vehicle renewal( commercial vehicle) .......that the system(Autoreg) can't allow me to do only these 3 documents

1: Vehicle licence
2: Hackney permit
3: Insurance

Am asking because, someone charged me to do my vehicle renewal for me, so we agreed on the above 3 documents only...He now told me the price for the 3 documents.


So today, as he brought the documents for me, He started telling me, that he used his money to pay for another extra document( proof of ownership)....that I wil have to pay him more money for that extra documents.


I told him...I never asked you to do that one, he said....why he did it, is because, during the vehicle licence renewal....that the system won't allow you to skip the "proof of ownership" that they goes together.

But He only brought the 3 documents we agreed on initially....said he wil print out the proof of ownership tomorow which he said..he alewdy paid for in the system.

And when I checked on autoreg verification webpage.....
It was only my vehicle licence and hackney permit that is showing.



My question is....is it true that the system doesn't allow to skip the "proof of ownership "
Am thinking...He is just trying to use that to collect more money from me.

NOTE: the vehicle is stil the original owner...

CruzJoe:
pls is it true......


If am currently doing my vehicle renewal( commercial vehicle) .......that the system(Autoreg) can't allow me to do only these 3 documents

1: Vehicle licence
2: Hackney permit
3: Insurance

Am asking because, someone charged me to do my vehicle renewal for me, so we agreed on the above 3 documents only...He now told me the price for the 3 documents.


So today, as he brought the documents for me, He started telling me, that he used his money to pay for another extra document( proof of ownership)....that I wil have to pay him more money for that extra documents.


I told him...I never asked you to do that one, he said....why he did it, is because, during the vehicle licence renewal....that the system won't allow you to skip the "proof of ownership" that they goes together.

But He only brought the 3 documents we agreed on initially....said he wil print out the proof of ownership tomorow which he said..he alewdy paid for in the system.

And when I checked on autoreg verification webpage.....
It was only my vehicle licence and hackney permit that is showing.



My question is....is it true that the system doesn't allow to skip the "proof of ownership "
Am thinking...He is just trying to use that to collect more money from me.

NOTE: the vehicle is stil the original owner...

Good day sir,
The proof of ownership is only obtainable when you want to renew your roadworthines certificate only sir.(not when you want to renew Vehicle licence, Hackney permit or vehicle Insurance)

It costs #1,200,And it is renewable yearly sir.
Maybe you need to exercise patience and see what he will bring for you sir.

Alright sir, thank you, I wil get back to you.

ibro2much:


Good day sir,
The proof of ownership is only obtainable when you want to renew your roadworthines certificate only sir.(not when you want to renew Vehicle licence, Hackney permit or vehicle Insurance)

It costs #1,200,And it is renewable yearly sir.
Maybe you need to exercise patience and see what he will bring for you sir.

Morning sir...
Pls what are the procedure and cost to do replace faded plate number.. I was fined for it yesterday and paid 5k..
I'm in Lagos.. I'm nearer to VIO office. Can I do it there? How much again pls

Good afternoon sir,
Please aside driver license, do I need to do lasdri? I heard people talk about it.

Thank you

ibro2much:
Good day nairalanders,
I want to use this opportunity to contribute my quota to the people of nairaland by honestly answering any of their question in relation to...
(1)vehicle registration
(2)vehicle documentation...private/commercial/articulated
(3)renewal of vehicle particulars
(4)state traffic laws
(5)procedure for renewal of drivers licence
.....etc.

contact me via 08029875090

what are the things vio demand when they stop me presently? also , if I change my car plate number what will they ask for?

Good evening,

Bought a car from someone who wants to leave the country. I decided to do change of ownership and renew all the papers as they were expiring May 2024. Paid someone to do that and now he says the chassis number has problem. That when they ran it on the system it brings 'Opposss'. I don't even understand what that means. This has been on since April. He claims they have taken it to Alausa for resolution and he doesn't know when it will be resolved. Please can you advise on something else i can do? Cause i am tired of waiting.

Good morning sir.

I have an issue with my roadworthiness.

The officer who helped to process the referral note made a mistake on my chassis number. I realized this at the point of inspection.

In fact, all my documents have same error across board. Instead of him to type letter K on my chassis number, he typed R. That made the guys at the inspection center to reject my referral note and asked me to go back and correct it.

I was asked to go back to him to help me correct it and reissue the correct referral note before I will qualified for for check up for roadworthiness. All efforts to get the guy was in vain and he's been avoiding me because of the error.

Yesterday, I was sent a message with a bill for an offense of roadworthiness.

How do I contest this and do I have any chance to scale through this bill of 20k I was sent?

Thanks