As a first time car owner in Lagos, what are the must have documents or car papers to enable one drive around town conveniently around town and without harassment from police or any other road inspection officer

Congratulations bro.... as God Don do am for you, na so God go do am to many others trusting on Him...... You need your driver's license and car particulars, fire extinguisher plus small money to motivate officers for road..... Make I stop here, better drivers go tell you the rest

Manigie:
Congratulations bro.... as God Don do am for you, na so God go do am to many others trusting on Him...... You need your driver's license and car particulars, fire extinguisher plus small money to motivate officers for road..... Make I stop here, better drivers go tell you the rest

In country like 9ja, that's the number one thing to have as a new car owner.

Hezzyluv:


In country like 9ja, that's the number one thing to have as a new car owner.

And you love Jesus? Kwantinue

DONJAY3:
As a first time car owner in Lagos, what are the must have documents or car papers to enable one drive around town conveniently around town and without harassment from police or any other road inspection officer

Is this a Tokunbo car? If yes, you need the following:
1. Vehicle license
2. Third part insurance
3. Proof of ownership
4. Road worthiness certificate
5. Allocation of plate number receipt (not really necessary but we have idiots in police uniform)
6. ECMR or whatever new name they call it these days (computerised motor registry, again not necessary as vehicle license should have covered this).
7. Tinted permit if your vehicle has one (again not necessary as the IG has scrapped this but you will still find stupid police officers who have not heard the directive. However, if you fixed the tint yourself, you are on your own).

If bought second hand, you will still need all the above (in your own name reflecting your new number plate) but will now need the following extra
1. Change of ownership
2. Police clearance and extract
3. If it's tinted, get new tintd permits or retain that of the previous owner and also his/her old proof of ownership.

Hezzyluv:


In country like 9ja, that's the number one thing to have as a new car owner.

Number 1 thing? Chai, my brother you harsh oh,

9icetoo:

And you love Jesus? Kwantinue

Oga, na the pure truth I dey tell u so. They'll even tell you to your face ask the drivers who're carrying vehicles from tincan outta Lagos. Very corrupt country we dey so.

Manigie:
Number 1 thing? Chai, my brother you harsh oh,

I no hash, I just dey tell u the truth. Even if your papers complete, they'll still waste your time, and u go still pay

9icetoo:

Is this a Tokunbo car? If yes, you need the following:
1. Vehicle license
2. Third part insurance
3. Proof of ownership
4. Road worthiness certificate
5. Allocation of plate number receipt (not really necessary but we have idiots in police uniform)
6. ECMR or whatever new name they call it these days (computerised motor registry, again not necessary as vehicle license should have covered this).
7. Tinted permit if your vehicle has one (again not necessary as the IG has scrapped this but you will still find stupid police officers who have not heard the directive. However, if you fixed the tint yourself, you are on your own).

If bought second hand, you will still need all the above (in your own name reflecting your new number plate) but will now need the following extra
1. Change of ownership
2. Police clearance and extract
3. If it's tinted, get new tintd permits or retain that of the previous owner and also his/her old proof of ownership.

9icetoo:

Is this a Tokunbo car? If yes, you need the following:
1. Vehicle license
2. Third part insurance
3. Proof of ownership
4. Road worthiness certificate
5. Allocation of plate number receipt (not really necessary but we have idiots in police uniform)
6. ECMR or whatever new name they call it these days (computerised motor registry, again not necessary as vehicle license should have covered this).
7. Tinted permit if your vehicle has one (again not necessary as the IG has scrapped this but you will still find stupid police officers who have not heard the directive. However, if you fixed the tint yourself, you are on your own).

If bought second hand, you will still need all the above (in your own name reflecting your new number plate) but will now need the following extra
1. Change of ownership
2. Police clearance and extract
3. If it's tinted, get new tintd permits or retain that of the previous owner and also his/her old proof of ownership.

Thanks for this detailed feedback…. I really appreciate.
God bless you

Thanks for all your feedbacks
Truth is, we are in a country where law enforcement agents rather than guide / prevent you from making an avoidable error…they’ll push you to making the error and have you negotiating payment for something they should have prevented.
This our country has a way of creating small demons all over to frustrate Nigerians.
We go continue to dey OVERCOME dem.
I needed to make this enquiries, make one police officer or any law enforcement officer no come use me shine

Also if u don't want to waste time try to avoid any road with FRSC checkpoint & police.

Police Na just money, they won't necessarily waste ur time.

But u see this FRSC people? , despite having complete documents. They will seriously waste ur time... sometimes I just ask directly what rule did I break & just tell them to book me, I just go bank pay.

One time they wanted almost 5k for not wearing seat belt, Na so, I told them make them just book me.... it turned out Na 2k offense

Hezzyluv:


In country like 9ja, that's the number one thing to have as a new car owner.

like how much can one give them so as to make them not waist your time? Am also a first time car owner

9icetoo:

Is this a Tokunbo car? If yes, you need the following:
1. Vehicle license
2. Third part insurance
3. Proof of ownership
4. Road worthiness certificate
5. Allocation of plate number receipt (not really necessary but we have idiots in police uniform)
6. ECMR or whatever new name they call it these days (computerised motor registry, again not necessary as vehicle license should have covered this).
7. Tinted permit if your vehicle has one (again not necessary as the IG has scrapped this but you will still find stupid police officers who have not heard the directive. However, if you fixed the tint yourself, you are on your own).

If bought second hand, you will still need all the above (in your own name reflecting your new number plate) but will now need the following extra
1. Change of ownership
2. Police clearance and extract
3. If it's tinted, get new tintd permits or retain that of the previous owner and also his/her old proof of ownership.

Well said! That's all you need.