The Michuki rules and road safety crackdown is not only about the seat belts, first aid kits and life saver reflectors. There’s more to it and this time round, it’s about your car registration.
The National Transport and Safety Authority this weekend announced that a crackdown on cars with foreign number plates will soon commence. In a statement by NTSA, the authority noted with concern the existence and use of unregistered vehicles.
Use of unregistered vehicles. pic.twitter.com/BM8ra8ZiHo
— NTSA KENYA (@ntsa_kenya) December 7, 2018
“The vehicle bear plates inscribed as X-GK, X-KA, X-Diplomat etc. The Authority has also noted an influx of vehicles bearing foreign number plates,” read the statement in part.
NTSA further claimed that vehicles bearing numbers like X-GK are not registered and are therefore operating illegally in violation of the provisions of section 6 (1A) of Traffic Act Cap.403, Laws of Kenya.
“Owners of these vehicles should ensure that they are dully registered before they are used on the road,” the statement continued.
The National Transport and Safety authority further called on all those with vehicles that had foreign number plates to ensure that they are dully registered.
“We further wish to advise owners of foreign registered vehicles currently operating in the country to ensure that they have all the necessary documentations allowing the vehicles into the country,” said NTSA.
Police will soon be enforcing the law on all vehicles found to be operating without due registration or vehicles bearing foreign registration found to be in country without necessary documentation. These include clearance by the immigration department and KRA as well as foreign vehicle permit from NTSA plus insurance coverage.
Do you know whether your number plate is registered?