Traffic offences in Nigeria and penalties by FRSC

03/14/2018

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Check out a comprehensive list of 38 traffic offences in Nigeria and their penalties issued by FRSC.

When you break a traffic rule and you wish to waive your right to a court trial, then you can pay a penalty for the particular offence.

38 FRSC (Federal Road Safety Corps) traffic offences and their penalties

38 FRSC (Federal Road Safety Corps) traffic offences and their penalties

Following is a table of traffic offences in Nigeria along with their corresponding penalties issued by FRSC.

Traffic offences and penalties in Nigeria
Offence	Penalty
Traffic sign/light violation	N2,000
Route violation	N5,000
Road obstruction	N3,000
Dangerous driving	N50,000
Driver’s licence violation	N10,000
Vehicle licence violation	N3,000
Speed limit violation	N3,000
Driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs	N5,000
Driving without a windshield or with shattered windshield	N3,000
Driving with a flat tyre or without a spare tyre	N3,000
Overloading	N5,000
Driving a vehicle with forgery or falsification of car registration	N20,000
Driving without seat belt	N2, 000
Failure to report accidents	N20,000
Wrongful overtaking	N3,000
Vehicle number plate violation	N3,000
Road marking violation	N5,000
Use of phone while driving	N4,000
Caution sign violation	N3,000
Tampering with or unauthorized removal of road signs	N5,000
Inadequate construction warning	N50,000
Don't move violation	N2,000
Construction area speed violation	N3,000
Failure to cover unstable materials	N5,000
Failure to move over	N3,000
Excessive smoke emission	N5,000
Attempting to corrupt marshal	N10,000
Failure to fix red flag on projected load	N3,000
Assaulting marshal on duty	N10,000
The rejection of accident victim(s) by hospitals and or medical personnel(s)	N50,000
Custody fee	N200 per day after 24 hours
Obstructing marshal on duty	N2,000
Failure to install speed limit devices	N3,000
Driving a vehicle without specified fire extinguishers	N3,000
Mechanically deficient vehicles	N5,000
Driving a passenger service vehicle without passenger manifest	N10,000
Riding a motorcycle without a crash helmet	N2,000
Driving vehicles while under 18 years	N2,000

Please note that all the fines must be paid to the Federal Government Revenue Account in commercial banks or via www.remita.net. If you pay through Remita platform, follow these below steps: