ERICK MAINA
The National Transport and Safety Authority(NTSA) has called on motor vehicle owners to pick up their new reflective plates.
This move comes just a few months before the initial deadline of 1st April 2024.
The government had given an 18-month period for all motorists to acquire the digital plate numbers which started on 1st October 2022.
Former Interior CS Dr. Fred Matiang’i rolled out the idea to come up with new digital plate numbers in order to fight the rampant cases of crime using motor vehicles at the time.
In response, NTSA came up with the application process which is carried out on the Transport Integrated Management Systems(TIMS).
The transport authority requires those interested in making replacements for the digital plate numbers to produce colored images of two current number plates(front and rear) and a copy of their logbooks.
As earlier stated, car owners need to part with Ksh 3,000 to facilitate the replacement of the old number plates with the new digital ones.
The new number plates have added new unique features such as a hologram, watermark, unique and different serial numbers for rear and front plates, and a specially imprinted national flag.
Motorists who will fail to change the number plates before the scheduled deadline will attract a penalty of Ksh 20,000.
“Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offense and liable on first conviction to a fine not exceeding Ksh 20,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months,” reads the Traffic Act 2022.
