The revenue licence must be displayed in a conspicuous position on motor vehicles on the road at all times, and the certificate of fitness must also be displayed on all vehicles, except private cars and motorcycles.
Motorists have until December 15 to comply, the police disclosed in a press release yesterday. This declaration comes following growing concern from members of the public over motorists being charged by traffic ranks for failing to exhibit these two documents on their vehicles.
This move by the police is part of a zero tolerance campaign dubbed ‘Operation Safeway’, which is aimed at ensuring traffic safety on the roadways.
The release said displaying these two documents on motor vehicles is a legal requirement under the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Regulations Ch. 51:02.
“In keeping with the regulations, the certificate of fitness must be carried in a conspicuous position on every motor vehicle other than private motor cars and motorcycles. It should be noted that the certificate of fitness is required to be displayed on hire cars. In the case of the revenue licences, this document must be attached to and carried on all motor vehicles at all times when the vehicle is in use on a road,” the release stated.
Further it said that “the requirement for certificates of fitness and revenue licences to be exhibited on motor vehicles was not being enforced for some time” and in view of this, modern motor vehicles were not having the receptacle for carrying and displaying the documents.
The police have advised that owing to the non-enforcement of this regulation for a number of years, the decision has been taken with immediate effect to exercise discretion with all motorists who are not currently displaying certificates of fitness and revenue licences, until December 15.
Motorists are being advised to laminate the documents and tape them to the lower left inside part of the windscreen, in such a manner as to be capable of being read from outside of the vehicle, the release said.
Police started the zero tolerance campaign after a sudden upsurge in the number of mostly fatal traffic accidents.
Since the campaign, a number of persons have been placed before the courts for breaking the traffic laws and a few even had their licences revoked.
