Good morning guys,

I'll be brief and apologies for any typos.

What does the law says on tinted glass usage?

The back windows of my car is tinted but the front have been peeled off, I didn't peel off the back because it kinda makes the car beautiful.

Due to the kind of car I drive and I'm fairly young I usually get stopped by Police. I understand they're doing there job looking for criminals and maybe stolen vehicles.

Once they see my papers are complete and I'm no criminal they proceed to ask me for tinted glass which the Nigerian Police Force have stopped issuing.

Sometimes they use this to extort me and has been making me avoid areas that I know they'll be, FYI I'm usually just driving round within Asaba maybe to by food or fuel.

I can't really continue like this avoiding police, taking longer routes to my destination as fuel is on the high side now.

I did some research and some articles said Police are to only stop and search and not request for tinted permit as they no longer issue it and I read elsewhere of how vehicles without permit are being impounded.

I would really like to know what the LAW says exactly on the usage please bear in mind my car only has it at the back seat the front has been peeled off thanks.

U mean interbau roundabout and close to summit junction


Those police men are rogues... Thank God iv left Nigeria fr those idiots..

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U mean interbau roundabout and close to summit junction


Those police men are rogues... Thank God iv left Nigeria fr those idiots..

Lol 😂 ... You sure know the areas.

Does no one have valid info

Do a medical permit. 6k

1c3JaY:
Good morning guys,

I'll be brief and apologies for any typos.

What does the law says on tinted glass usage?

The back windows of my car is tinted but the front have been peeled off, I didn't peel off the back because it kinda makes the car beautiful.

Due to the kind of car I drive and I'm fairly young I usually get stopped by Police. I understand they're doing there job looking for criminals and maybe stolen vehicles.

Once they see my papers are complete and I'm no criminal they proceed to ask me for tinted glass which the Nigerian Police Force have stopped issuing.

Sometimes they use this to extort me and has been making me avoid areas that I know they'll be, FYI I'm usually just driving round within Asaba maybe to by food or fuel.

I can't really continue like this avoiding police, taking longer routes to my destination as fuel is on the high side now.

I did some research and some articles said Police are to only stop and search and not request for tinted permit as they no longer issue it and I read elsewhere of how vehicles without permit are being impounded.

I would really like to know what the LAW says exactly on the usage please bear in mind my car only has it at the back seat the front has been peeled off thanks.

Okay, here is the thing. The law does not allow you to have a tinted glass as long as it's not factory tinted. Even if it is, you only have about 6 months to change the glass to a none tinted glass.
Before now, people get permits to use tinted glass with the excuse that they have eyes problem so permits are only issued to ordinary citizens on that ground but since the new rules says no tinted permit anymore. Even for public figures, police men have decided to use that as a means of extorting Nigerians.
My simple advice to you is this, if you truly want to avoid trouble, forget the look of your car, remove the tint. If you don't want to remove it, then there are ways you can make police your friend. Be nice to them as soon as they stop you, start smiling, even if he's frowning at you, make jokes and smile, ask him why he's not happy. Try to get on his friendly side before he start questioning you. You can never go wrong with being too friendly or nice.

Once he's done checking your papers, prepare some change with you already, give him 1k before he ask anything else. Tell him they are doing a great job.

Do that at every junction they usually are and overtime they will all know you so when they see you next time, they will start joking with you before you even joke with them, they won't check your papers anymore, instead they will go straight to asking if you have something for them.

It has worked for me over the last 8 years cos I have always tinted my cars and I have only gotten permit once.

Mind you, if you're travel through Benin to Lagos, please I'm begging you with the name of God. Take enough money, have like 20k in change of 500. Those people along Benin to Lagos are notorious and they are always angry. Best thing is to give them the money as soon as they are trying to stop you before they ask you to park.

The fact remains, even if you have a tinted permit, they will always find something as long as they want to make trouble so it's best to avoid trouble by being overtly nice that they don't have a choice than to be kind too.
And don't ever say these words when dealing with an angry policeman:

*I know my right (when you're wrong or you're not sure if you're wrong)

*I'm calling my lawyer (when you know your lawyer cannot meet you there immediately)

*Do you know who I am (when you're a nobody, even if you're somebody, they don't care)

*My brother, uncle or whoever is a commissioner (when you know your relative is not even a sergeant)

Hope these helps. Sorry for the long reply, just giving you some experience from my pool of experience.

Kelvin30286063:

Okay, here is the thing. The law does not allow you to have a tinted glass as long as it's not factory tinted. Even if it is, you only have about 6 months to change the glass to a none tinted glass.
Before now, people get permits to use tinted glass with the excuse that they have eyes problem so permits are only issued to ordinary citizens on that ground but since the new rules says no tinted permit anymore. Even for public figures, police men have decided to use that as a means of extorting Nigerians.
My simple advice to you is this, if you truly want to avoid trouble, forget the look of your car, remove the tint. If you don't want to remove it, then there are ways you can make police your friend. Be nice to them as soon as they stop you, start smiling, even if he's frowning at you, make jokes and smile, ask him why he's not happy. Try to get on his friendly side before he start questioning you. You can never go wrong with being too friendly or nice.

Once he's done checking your papers, prepare some change with you already, give him 1k before he ask anything else. Tell him they are doing a great job.

Do that at every junction they usually are and overtime they will all know you so when they see you next time, they will start joking with you before you even joke with them, they won't check your papers anymore, instead they will go straight to asking if you have something for them.

It has worked for me over the last 8 years cos I have always tinted my cars and I have only gotten permit once.

Mind you, if you're travel through Benin to Lagos, please I'm begging you with the name of God. Take enough money, have like 20k in change of 500. Those people along Benin to Lagos are notorious and they are always angry. Best thing is to give them the money as soon as they are trying to stop you before they ask you to park.

The fact remains, even if you have a tinted permit, they will always find something as long as they want to make trouble so it's best to avoid trouble by being overtly nice that they don't have a choice than to be kind too.
And don't ever say these words when dealing with an angry policeman:

*I know my right (when you're wrong or you're not sure if you're wrong)

*I'm calling my lawyer (when you know your lawyer cannot meet you there immediately)

*Do you know who I am (when you're a nobody, even if you're somebody, they don't care)

*My brother, uncle or whoever is a commissioner (when you know your relative is not even a Sargent)

Hope these helps. Sorry for the long reply, just giving you some experience from my pool of experience.

Can you quote the section of the road traffic act that prohibits tinted glasses?

And please stop encouraging bribes or whatever you call it.

It's people like you who have emboldened these rascals in uniforms on the highway.

Know the law, have your vehicle papers intact, up to date and all information therein correct.

No policeman born of a woman go yarn rubbish if you have all the above.

Let us stop encouraging rubbish and enabling rubbish.

Tofay security operatives no be here oh.....

9icetoo:

Can you quote the section of the road traffic act that prohibits tinted glasses?

And please stop encouraging bribes or whatever you call it.

It's people like you who have emboldened these rascals in uniforms on the highway.

Know the law, have your vehicle papers intact, up to date and all information therein correct.

No policeman born of a woman go yarn rubbish if you have all the above.

Let us stop encouraging rubbish and enabling rubbish.

Nigeria road safety law has nothing to do with tinted permit and that's how I know don't know jack about the car you drive. Tinted permit laws is in the jurisdiction of the Nigeria police force and they decide if they want to allow it or not. Tinted permit was suspended in March 20, 2022 and it's still suspended till now which means you're not allowed to have it.
Continue talking rubbish in the name of patriotism. No worry, you go tey for road. Na only you go dey beg them with 5k later.

Kelvin30286063:

Nigeria road safety law has nothing to do with tinted permit and that's how I know don't know jack about the car you drive. Tinted permit laws is in the jurisdiction of the Nigeria police force and they decide if they want to allow it or not. Tinted permit was suspended in March 20, 2022 and it's still suspended till now which means you're not allowed to have it.
Continue talking rubbish in the name of patriotism. No worry, you go tey for road. Na only you go dey beg them with 5k later.

The nigeran police force does not make laws.

They enforce and protect the laws enacted by the national assembly.

For vehicles, the law that controls their use and other details about them including appearance is in the road traffic act.

The road traffic act also stipulates what colours you cannot paint your car, what colour of number plate you will use, where to affix your vehicle license sticker, who to apply to for change of vehicle color.

The NPF does not make laws with regards to vehicles or properties or the likes.

Know this and know peace.

Knowledge is power my good friend. Arm yourself with it and stop encouraging these men in uniform.

I am still waiting for the law that gave the Nigerian police the right to issue and approve tinted permits.

The tinted permits issuance was stopped because it was not supposed to be in the first place.

If any state or local govt modifies it's laws on the road traffic act (as Lagos has done), it may choose to indicate clearly the conditions for obtaining a tint permit. So far, none has done anything about tint. Until they do, the police has no right under the constitution to harass you over tint permit.

If the police takes a driver to court over the tint issues, which section of the Nigerian constitution will it cite as the contravention?

Have you seen the list of offences in the road traffic act and the act that set up the FRSC and their fines?

Is tint or tint permit there?

Your guess is as good as mine

And no worry about me, I use the road regularly, south south to south east, south east to south west and south west to south east na my regular routes and I encounter all manner of policemen.

If a 5 hour delay is your justification for giving and encouraging bribes, then continue but please do not advice others to do same.

You make the roads more stressful for the rest of us by making these policemen feel entitled..

Thanks.

The Inspector General of Police has banned Police Officers from requesting for tint permits from motorists. I use tinted permits too. I just attached in my car particulars a printed copy of the news report from IGP banning officers from asking for tint permits. When they see it among my car documents, they just leave me alone because they know I'm bad market.

9icetoo:

The nigeran police force does not make laws.

They enforce and protect the laws enacted by the national assembly.

For vehicles, the law that controls their use and other details about them including appearance is in the road traffic act.

The road traffic act also stipulates what colours you cannot paint your car, what colour of number plate you will use, where to affix your vehicle license sticker, who to apply to for change of vehicle color.

The NPF does not make laws with regards to vehicles or properties or the likes.

Know this and know peace.

Knowledge is power my good friend. Arm yourself with it and stop encouraging these men in uniform.

I am still waiting for the law that gave the Nigerian police the right to issue and approve tinted permits.

The tinted permits issuance was stopped because it was not supposed to be in the first place.

If any state or local govt modifies it's laws on the road traffic act (as Lagos has done), it may choose to indicate clearly the conditions for obtaining a tint permit. So far, none has done anything about tint. Until they do, the police has no right under the constitution to harass you over tint permit.

If the police takes a driver to court over the tint issues, which section of the Nigerian constitution will it cite as the contravention?

Have you seen the list of offences in the road traffic act and the act that set up the FRSC and their fines?

Is tint or tint permit there?

Your guess is as good as mine

And no worry about me, I use the road regularly, south south to south east, south east to south west and south west to south east na my regular routes and I encounter all manner of policemen.

If a 5 hour delay is your justification for giving and encouraging bribes, then continue but please do not advice others to do same.

You make the roads more stressful for the rest of us by making these policemen feel entitled..

Thanks.

Thanks. Seems the police are just extorting people who don't know.

9icetoo:

The nigeran police force does not make laws.

They enforce and protect the laws enacted by the national assembly.

For vehicles, the law that controls their use and other details about them including appearance is in the road traffic act.

The road traffic act also stipulates what colours you cannot paint your car, what colour of number plate you will use, where to affix your vehicle license sticker, who to apply to for change of vehicle color.

The NPF does not make laws with regards to vehicles or properties or the likes.

Know this and know peace.

Knowledge is power my good friend. Arm yourself with it and stop encouraging these men in uniform.

I am still waiting for the law that gave the Nigerian police the right to issue and approve tinted permits.

The tinted permits issuance was stopped because it was not supposed to be in the first place.

If any state or local govt modifies it's laws on the road traffic act (as Lagos has done), it may choose to indicate clearly the conditions for obtaining a tint permit. So far, none has done anything about tint. Until they do, the police has no right under the constitution to harass you over tint permit.

If the police takes a driver to court over the tint issues, which section of the Nigerian constitution will it cite as the contravention?

Have you seen the list of offences in the road traffic act and the act that set up the FRSC and their fines?

Is tint or tint permit there?

Your guess is as good as mine

And no worry about me, I use the road regularly, south south to south east, south east to south west and south west to south east na my regular routes and I encounter all manner of policemen.

If a 5 hour delay is your justification for giving and encouraging bribes, then continue but please do not advice others to do same.

You make the roads more stressful for the rest of us by making these policemen feel entitled..

Thanks.

Since you know all these, then what's the question about? Don't know you're just creating content for Nigeria. I take back my advice. Meanwhile, giving them what you can so they don't waste your time is only a choice as it has always been with me. You can as well decide to quote all these laws to them and drag it but one thing I know for a fact is, you're not suppose to intentionally tint your glass when there's a law against it. There's a reason why the permit was banned in the first place.

Kelvin30286063:

Since you know all these, then what's the question about? Don't know you're just creating content for Nigeria. I take back my advice. Meanwhile, giving them what you can so they don't waste your time is only a choice as it has always been with me. You can as well decide to quote all these laws to them and drag it but one thing I know for a fact is, you're not suppose to intentionally tint your glass when there's a law against it. There's a reason why the permit was banned in the first place.

What is the reason? I was embarrassed yesterday by police at orlu, Imo state enroute Lagos to Umuahia in Abia state.
My residents is Abuja, in Abuja tinted glasses are Normal following IG's regulation on tinted glasses. No permit for tinted glasses. I spent 1hr with the police at checking point.
I asked the police if he is federal police or state because he denied knowledge of abolition of tinted permits.

9icetoo:

Can you quote the section of the road traffic act that prohibits tinted glasses?

And please stop encouraging bribes or whatever you call it.

It's people like you who have emboldened these rascals in uniforms on the highway.

Know the law, have your vehicle papers intact, up to date and all information therein correct.

No policeman born of a woman go yarn rubbish if you have all the above.

Let us stop encouraging rubbish and enabling rubbish.

Thank you sir. Please give me the section of road traffic act.

emmi14:

What is the reason? I was embarrassed yesterday by police at orlu, Imo state enroute Lagos to Umuahia in Abia state.
My residents is Abuja, in Abuja tinted glasses are Normal following IG's regulation on tinted glasses. No permit for tinted glasses. I spent 1hr with the police at checking point.
I asked the police if he is federal police or state because he denied knowledge of abolition of tinted permits.

Ignore the razzmatazz of Police and army in Orlu. They were empowered by the state governor to make Orlu a no-go area. The rancourous governor sees old political foes from Orlu and dish out a war of arrested development in the area.

emmi14:

What is the reason? I was embarrassed yesterday by police at orlu, Imo state enroute Lagos to Umuahia in Abia state.
My residents is Abuja, in Abuja tinted glasses are Normal following IG's regulation on tinted glasses. No permit for tinted glasses. I spent 1hr with the police at checking point.
I asked the police if he is federal police or state because he denied knowledge of abolition of tinted permits.

They deny knowledge of the abolition when they want to extort you. On the other hand, if your car is not factory tinted then they have a case.

Kelvin30286063:

They deny knowledge of the abolition when they want to extort you. On the other hand, if your car is not factory tinted then they have a case.

Thank you

onuman:


Ignore the razzmatazz of Police and army in Orlu. They were empowered by the state governor to make Orlu a no-go area. The rancourous governor sees old political foes from Orlu and dish out a war of arrested development in the area.

Noted