- Director debunks allegation that agency now has revenue targets.
No fewer than 388 vehicles were presented for computerized vehicle inspection between January 4th to January 7th 2022, the Director, Vehicle Inspection Service (DVIS) Engr Akin-Gorge Fashola said on Monday.
Fashola who disclosed this during an interview session on a radio programme, monitored by Sunrise News, said the figure represents that of only the Ojodu service centre of LACVIS alone.
The director who said there is no going back on the policy, appealed to motorists to embrace voluntary compliance to the new policy to prevent running afoul of the law.
The Director who debunked allegations that the road worthiness testing is a revenue ploy by the state government, clarified that the newly introduced ‘no vehicle inspection, no road worthiness certificate policy’ is meant to ensure that only safe vehicles ply the roads, adding that while the agency is not out to make money from motorists, it would not hesitate to enforce appropriate fines on any defaulter of the new policy.
He said: “Vehicle owners are urged to come forward with their vehicles as the cost for the testing is already inclusive in the total package they had paid for renewal of their vehicle particulars.”
The Director disclosed that the old format of issuing a roadworthiness certificate and then expecting the vehicle owners to come and present their vehicle for inspection within 30 days, is no longer tenable as most vehicle owners do not present their vehicles for inspection once the certificate is issued.
“The referral advice is usually attached to the certificate and both are usually given to motorists upon renewal of their vehicle particulars. What obtains right now is that the certificates would be detached and motorists are enjoined to take their vehicles to any of the centres for computerized test. If their vehicle passed, they would be issued their certificate and if otherwise, they would be advised on the defects of their vehicles which they must effect repairs within 30 days grace period. The referral note is not an automatic clearance”, the Director informed.
Fashola further explained that the Vehicle Inspection Service is ramping up its capacity to accommodate more vehicles through the 28 fully-equipped centres with 30 more underway to cover up the 57 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas. He added that Mobile Testing Centre is also available within the State for companies and owners of large fleets of vehicles.
“You can go to any centre within the length and breadth of the State. Even if you do your first inspection on the mainland and you had to do your second inspection on the Island, you have no problem because they are all connected by a single server”, Fashola further stated.
The existing 28 Computerised Vehicle Inspection Service centres according to the Director are; Ayobo, Oko-Oba, PWD, Lagos Island, Agric-Ishawo, Owode-Onirin, Bolade-Oshodi, Oke-Odo, Epe, Ojodu, Gbagada, Coker-Aguda, Yaba and Ajah.
Others are in Cele, Ibeju-Lekki, Odogunyan, Oko-Afo, Badagry, Ojota, Agbowa, Alausa, Anthony, Suru-Alaba, Omorege-Alaba, LASU, UNILAG, and a Mobile Centre making it 28 operational centres. He said motorists can go to any one closest to them to have their vehicles checked.
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