In Case You Don’t Know, These Are The 38 FRSC Traffic Offenses & Their Penalties

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 offense.

In line with our vision to engender an enlightened society with emphasis on the automotive sector, Autojosh presents a list of FRSC traffic offenses together with their corresponding penalties.

The offenses 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