Africa-Press – Lesotho. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has issued a statement regarding the re-allocation of vehicle license plates following the change of the national emblem (Coat of arms) to the complaint on Monday.
According to a report released by the ministry, this came after the Lesotho government decided to change the number plate on a car license plate and indicated that the rules were amended and tabled in parliament in preparation for the change.
it is so. “The Ministry informs the public that the process of issuing plate numbers is currently underway in all areas of number plates nationwide. As the coat of arms of the coat of arms is changed, the provision of plate numbers will continue for all Temporary Number Plates and all new registrars, ”the report states. so.
The report also indicated that the public is aware of the fact that all people are expected to return all the numbers on the coat of arms and that the numbers will be provided free of charge to all returners under the following conditions; The blue numbers are returned in two (front and back), the blue numbers are returned in two months (September-October 2021).
of the plate numbers want to pay for the new ones. It went on to explain when this plate number operation will also take place on weekends from 9am to 2pm to speed up operations and avoid congestion on departure.
on November 1, 2021 it will be an offense if a vehicle is found to be wearing a number plate with the coat of arms symbol and its owner will be subjected to severe action by the appropriate authorities.
“As the coat of arms of the coat of arms is changed, the provision of the plate numbers will continue for all Temporary Number Plates and new registrars and the department is appealing.
for all car owners who are still wearing old-fashioned black-and-white license plates will change those license plates, but they are not free, ”the report reads.
Ministry of Public Works and Transport Spokesperson Ms Ntumeleng Ntsekhe Moloinyane in an exclusive interview with the Public Voice Newsletter on Tuesday pointed out that the process is a decision made by the cabinet as each number plate is made based on law.
“The delay was due to the amendment of the law that the law should be removed from the fact that the national number plate of Lesotho must have a national emblem and then when it is amended the law must be amended to indicate that it must cover the complaint.
look in a different shape. As for whether the time given to drivers by the department was enough to give them the opportunity to change the number plates, Moloinyane said the time was right because it was two months a month and included weekends.
“According to the study conducted by the department, it was not the largest number of people who received a license number plate because before the study how many people had to get it and the department realized that By that time everyone will be back, ”he explains.
He pointed out that those who discarded the plates on one or both plates would be considered to have this and would pay like everyone else who first did it if they were found to be following the altercation after a specified period of time. legal
