If caught violating a traffic rule and you wish to wave your right to a court trial, the alternative is to pay the prescribed fine for the particular offence.
In line with our vision to engender an enlightened society with emphasis on the automotive sector, Autojosh presents a list of FRSC traffic offences together with their corresponding penalties.
The offences and their corresponding fines are as listed below:
1. TRAFFIC LIGHT/SIGN VIOLATION
Penalty: N2,000
2. ROAD OBSTRUCTION
Penalty: N3,000
3. ROUTE VIOLATION
Penalty: N5,000
4. DRIVER’S LICENCE VIOLATION
Penalty: N10,000
5. DANGEROUS DRIVING
Penalty: N50,000
6. SPEED LIMIT VIOLATION
Penalty: N3,000
7. VEHICLE LICENCE VIOLATION
Penalty: N3,000
8. DRIVING UNDER ALCOHOL OR DRUG INFLUENCE
Penalty: N5,000
9. DRIVING WITH WORN-OUT TYRE OR WITHOUT SPARE TYRE
Penalty: N3,000
10. DRIVING WITHOUT OR WITH SHATTERED WINDSCREEN
Penalty: N3,000
11. OVERLOADING
Penalty: N5,000
12. DRIVING WITHOUT SEAT BELT
Penalty: N2, 000
13. DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH FORGED DOCUMENTS
Penalty: N20,000
14. FAILURE TO REPORT AN ACCIDENT
Penalty: N20,000
15. VEHICLE NUMBER PLATE VIOLATION
Penalty: N3,000
16. WRONGFUL OVERTAKING
Penalty: N3,000
17. ROAD MARKING VIOLATION
Penalty: N5,000
18. CAUTION SIGN VIOLATION
Penalty: N3,000
19. USE OF PHONE WHILE DRIVING
Penalty: N4,000
20. UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF OR TAMPERING WITH ROAD SIGNS
Penalty: N5,000
21. DO NOT MOVE VIOLATION
Penalty: N2,000
22. INADEQUATE CONSTRUCTION WARNING
Penalty: N50,000
23. CONSTRUCTION AREA SPEED LIMIT VIOLATION
Penalty: N3,000
24. FAILURE TO MOVE OVER
Penalty: N3,000
25. FAILURE TO COVER UNSTABLE MATERIALS
Penalty: N5,000
26. ATTEMPTING TO CORRUPT MARSHAL
Penalty: N10,000
27. EXCESSIVE SMOKE EMISSION
Penalty: N5,000
28. FAILURE TO FIX RED FLAG ON PROJECTED LOAD
Penalty: N3,000
29. MEDICAL PERSONNEL OR HOSPITAL REJECTION OF ROAD ACCIDENT VICTIM
Penalty: N50,000
30. ASSAULTING MARSHAL ON DUTY
Penalty: N10,000
31. OBSTRUCTING MARSHAL ON DUTY
Penalty: N2,000
32. CUSTODY FEE
Penalty: N200 per day after 24 hours
33. DRIVING WITHOUT SPECIFIED FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Penalty: N3,000
34. DRIVING A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WITHOUT PASSENGER MANIFEST
Penalty: N10,000
35. DRIVING A VEHICLE WHILE UNDER 18 YEARS
Penalty: N2,000
36. RIDING MOTORCYCLE WITHOUT A CRASH HELMET
Penalty: N2,000
37. MECHANICALLY DEFICIENT VEHICLE
Penalty: N5,000
38. FAILURE TO INSTALL SPEED LIMITING DEVICE
Penalty: N3,000
Note: ALL Fines are paid into the Federal Government Revenue Account in any of the commercial Banks or online using “Remita” platform accessible through www.remita.net.
On the remita.net website, select “Pay FG Agency; Select FRSC under MDAs; select “Offences” to pay for fines. Complete the other mandatory fields as applicable.
Take the teller / printout to the FRSC office where the booking was made.
Don’t forget to check how to report an FRSC official HERE
