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Yohh:
I'm getting my first vehicle soon God willing and want to know if there are certain privileges one stand to en if a vehicle is ed in a particular state especially Lagos.
I'll appreciate your response. Thanks.

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Bought my car in Lagos with Lagos plate number and took the car to the north. Police always ask me to park and ask me "from where" "to where". Even KASTELEA in Kaduna always stop me.

Since a month ago that I got a Kaduna plate no, my hometown precisely, police don't stop me, even the KASTELEA guy that stopped just asked, "are you from GWT or its just a number. We ended up introducing our selfs and our respective villages.

I believe Abuja ABC is the most respected number in Nigeria. I don't know how much Lagos no is but Abuja ABC is even more expensive than all plates even when compared to other Abuja nos.

GAZZUZZ:


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Thanks boss

VirginSearcher:
I was thinking any Nigerian plate can suffix anywhere, which one is advantages of getting Lagos plate number again? .. Or have they gone into plate number TRIBALISM now?

Lynx001:
I dunnö. But i knw the advantages of using CHIEF WHIF as ur customized number

It was "CHIP WHIP"

ornicus:


for your own sake, you should retrieve your number plates if you sell your car. otherwise, accidents , robberies or crimes etc involving your former car can be traced back to you by our men in black

get bornu state number....Keep a long unkempt beard....wear a long flowing kaftan.....Keep a hard face......watch as police go de fear you winch everywhere in Nigeria

I would advise you get the plate number of the state where you will drive around in most of the time. Police at checkpoints tend to target vehicles with out-of-state plate number. So, a lot of your time is wasted at police checkpoints. But if you will be driving across the country a great deal, i think Abuja plate number is cool. If your movements will be mostly in a particular geographical zone, get the plate number of a state in that zone.

Yohh:
I'm getting my first vehicle soon God willing and want to know if there are certain privileges one stand to en if a vehicle is ed in a particular state especially Lagos.
I'll appreciate your response. Thanks.

No advantage of a particular state motor vehicle number plate over another. A board called t Tax Board was formed in 2004 (Personal Income Tax Act) led by FIRS and all States board to harmonize all taxes, including road tax and motor vehicle documentation fees.

Meanwhile, Lagos State as the commercial nerve centre and port of entry for 99% of vehicles generate over 80% of vehicle registration in Nigeria.

Lagos State is the first state to computerize the motor vehicle License documentation making it seamless and can be done even by banks across the state. Other States should have catched up by now but .......... Funningly, Lagos State hasn't fully computerize the Certificate of Road-worthiness.

Craftily, Lagos State added SMS fee #200 claiming they send 3 SMS messages which is never sent, isn't SMS even #4 and bulk SMS cheaper! (Calculate #200 on each of the millions of vehicles ed and renewed in Lagos). Also Radio License fee should be collected by Local Government, Lagos charges #500 for that annually.

In essence, it is more expensive to and renew vehicle documents in Lagos.

SavageResponse:

It was "CHIP WHIP"

lol. Let me modify d post

DelTel:


No advantage of a particular state motor vehicle number plate over another. A board called t Tax Board was formed in 2004 (Personal Income Tax Act) led by FIRS and all States board to harmonize all taxes, including road tax and motor vehicle documentation fees.

Meanwhile, Lagos State as the commercial nerve centre and port of entry for 99% of vehicles generate over 80% of vehicle registration in Nigeria.


Lagos State is the first state to computerize the motor vehicle License documentation making it seamless and can be done even by banks across the state. Other States should have catched up by now but .......... Funningly, Lagos State hasn't fully computerize the Certificate of Road-worthiness.

Craftily, Lagos State added SMS fee #200 claiming they send 3 SMS messages which is never sent, isn't SMS even #4 and bulk SMS cheaper! (Calculate #200 on each of the millions of vehicles ed and renewed in Lagos). Also Radio License fee should be collected by Local Government, Lagos charges #500 for that annually.

In essence, it is more expensive to and renew vehicle documents in Lagos.

Thanks chief
Please what's the average cost of registration in Lagos and some other states like Oyo?
How long does it take too?

If your runs are more to Southern states, u are good with Lagos plate but if u are to come to Northern states or says Nationwide Abuja plate is for you.
My car has Abuja plate n I 'command respect' in south than Lagos plate guys do u know what, because they don't know who's who with Abuja plate

Yohh:
I'm getting my first vehicle soon God willing and want to know if there are certain privileges one stand to en if a vehicle is ed in a particular state especially Lagos.
I'll appreciate your response. Thanks.

The main reason is that police hardly disturbs. They have 80% assurance that your vehicular documentation is complete as there is no hiding place for you in Lagos

naijaguy123456:
1. It’s the second hand value advantage and Lagos command respect. Many people prefer Lagos numbers because it boost how people see them when they travel to their places eg the Igbos . When they go home for Xmas they’ll rather travel to the village with a Lagos number than travel to the village with a plate number from eg Bornu or Ondo .

2. Also when people see your plate number they 50% of the time assume that’s where you come from. So if you drive an ekiti plate number in Lagos people will assume you are from ekiti state etc. So if you’re to sell you will struggle to sell with ekiti number as many people don’t like to change plate number.

3. Also security. Imagine am trailing or watching your movement, I can tell someone stay here and watch out for a white Toyota with Enugu plate number . That’s pretty easy to get you. But if I say watch out for a Toyota with Lagos number, the person go watch out tire as there are thousands of Toyota with Lagos number.

4. Lagos police most of the time will harass or bully you if from your numbe they know you’re not from Lagos. They assume Lagos people are smarter and crooks. But from your Ebonyi number they think you don’t know a lot.

In addition to this, Lagos has a more straightforward process of reregistration. ie if u buy a Nigerian used vehicle, it is easier to either DIY or find someone who can handle it for u.

I know many people who has turned down offer of buying a good vehicle because they could not find a way to get a proper change of ownership. I believe we already know proper change of ownership can only be processed where d vehicle was ed.

Presently, I am making effort to someone who can assist a client process change of ownership in his state, if I dont succeed by Monday, he may not buy d vehicle.

But Lagosians and non Lagosians ve no such problem. Simply buy vehicle with Lagos numbered plate from anywhere, to Nairaland, search for Pattybf or any of my colleagues n d job is done.

Lagos has more documents, verifiable. The renewable documents gets reminder.

Beeron:
Get Lagos so that if you want to do Uber, you car won't be flagged for showing other state name but Lagos. I know that's dumb but that was just what popped in my head as am waking up to your question. Maybe If I think when am fully awake, I would know why Lagos plate is useless.

Baba u be wizard

I dey tell u. You see that abuja own ehhh, its does wonders on the road. Make d colouring come b black again and na big suv.

nzeobi:
Get Abuja, kano or sokoto number, and see as police go de fear you

My ABJ number has been saving me ooo. For like 3 years now police barely stop me and on 4 occasions they did they will just look at paper and off I go.

Always make sure your papers are complete sha.

mu2sa2:
I would advise you get the plate number of the state where you will drive around in most of the time. Police at checkpoints tend to target vehicles with out-of-state plate number. So, a lot of your time is wasted at police checkpoints. But if you will be driving across the country a great deal, i think Abuja plate number is cool. If your movements will be mostly in a particular geographical zone, get the plate number of a state in that zone.

ABJ will cover you even within states.

matuskyoo7:
No advantage at all, it is too expensive compare to other state ..

Gbam! And if the car is to be sold, Lagos number is a turn off, because it is a testimony that the car has seen very bad roads.especially if it's a public transport vehicle.

Get northern state plate number ... SARS and police and security agencies go avoid you in lagos because they will assume you just came from that previous posting and assume you re a security personnel

Yohh:
I'm getting my first vehicle soon God willing and want to know if there are certain privileges one stand to en if a vehicle is ed in a particular state especially Lagos.
I'll appreciate your response. Thanks.

naijaguy123456:
1. It’s the second hand value advantage and Lagos command respect. Many people prefer Lagos numbers because it boost how people see them when they travel to their places eg the Igbos . When they go home for Xmas they’ll rather travel to the village with a Lagos number than travel to the village with a plate number from eg Bornu or Ondo .

2. Also when people see your plate number they 50% of the time assume that’s where you come from. So if you drive an ekiti plate number in Lagos people will assume you are from ekiti state etc. So if you’re to sell you will struggle to sell with ekiti number as many people don’t like to change plate number.

3. Also security. Imagine am trailing or watching your movement, I can tell someone stay here and watch out for a white Toyota with Enugu plate number . That’s pretty easy to get you. But if I say watch out for a Toyota with Lagos number, the person go watch out tire as there are thousands of Toyota with Lagos number.

4. Lagos police most of the time will harass or bully you if from your numbe they know you’re not from Lagos. They assume Lagos people are smarter and crooks. But from your Ebonyi number they think you don’t know a lot.

Wow! guy in love your points, salient...

naijaguy123456:
1. It’s the second hand value advantage and Lagos command respect. Many people prefer Lagos numbers because it boost how people see them when they travel to their places eg the Igbos . When they go home for Xmas they’ll rather travel to the village with a Lagos number than travel to the village with a plate number from eg Bornu or Ondo .

2. Also when people see your plate number they 50% of the time assume that’s where you come from. So if you drive an ekiti plate number in Lagos people will assume you are from ekiti state etc. So if you’re to sell you will struggle to sell with ekiti number as many people don’t like to change plate number.

3. Also security. Imagine am trailing or watching your movement, I can tell someone stay here and watch out for a white Toyota with Enugu plate number . That’s pretty easy to get you. But if I say watch out for a Toyota with Lagos number, the person go watch out tire as there are thousands of Toyota with Lagos number.

4. Lagos police most of the time will harass or bully you if from your numbe they know you’re not from Lagos. They assume Lagos people are smarter and crooks. But from your Ebonyi number they think you don’t know a lot.

Stop hallucinating
Most big men prefer hidden identity
Some even choose jigawa plate number
Plate number braggadicious is for poor

naijaguy123456:
1. It’s the second hand value advantage and Lagos command respect. Many people prefer Lagos numbers because it boost how people see them when they travel to their places eg the Igbos . When they go home for Xmas they’ll rather travel to the village with a Lagos number than travel to the village with a plate number from eg Bornu or Ondo .

2. Also when people see your plate number they 50% of the time assume that’s where you come from. So if you drive an ekiti plate number in Lagos people will assume you are from ekiti state etc. So if you’re to sell you will struggle to sell with ekiti number as many people don’t like to change plate number.

3. Also security. Imagine am trailing or watching your movement, I can tell someone stay here and watch out for a white Toyota with Enugu plate number . That’s pretty easy to get you. But if I say watch out for a Toyota with Lagos number, the person go watch out tire as there are thousands of Toyota with Lagos number.

4. Lagos police most of the time will harass or bully you if from your numbe they know you’re not from Lagos. They assume Lagos people are smarter and crooks. But from your Ebonyi number they think you don’t know a lot.

Thanks a million.

Zero. None. Make sure your registration is authentic, it does not matter the state you use.

adanny01:
Bought my car in Lagos with Lagos plate number and took the car to the north. Police always ask me to park and ask me "from where" "to where". Even KASTELEA in Kaduna always stop me.

Since a month ago that I got a Kaduna plate no, my hometown precisely, police don't stop me, even the KASTELEA guy that stopped just asked, "are you from GWT or its just a number. We ended up introducing our selfs and our respective villages.

I believe Abuja ABC is the most respected number in Nigeria. I don't know how much Lagos no is but Abuja ABC is even more expensive than all plates even when compared to other Abuja nos.

Abeg which one is Abuja ABC?

Yohh:
I'm getting my first vehicle soon God willing and want to know if there are certain privileges one stand to en if a vehicle is ed in a particular state especially Lagos.
I'll appreciate your response. Thanks.

Op otvhas little advantage. I driving in Kaduna and ing one way intentionally. I was stopped by kastelea and since my number plate reads Lagos I was just blasting English telling them o don't know its a one way and am just ing to chikun area. After the guys looked at me well even though I didn't use military power or anything I was just cold they ended up letting me go and even described the road I know for me


Same won't HV happened if am using Kaduna number

I prefer Rivers PHC plate numbers. There is a kind of excitement on security operative faces whenever they sees one at check point.

What of fg plate number what's the advantage. A friend of mine got it yesterday.

feelgoodstuffs:
OP I know what is in your mind, you want to have a Lagos Plate number and look like a VIP when you drive around other states

If Lagos is claiming VIP what would abuja now claim?

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It comes handy when you want to use the line:

"Do you know who I am?" even if you are a nincompoop.

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Ikeja, Lagos plate number speaks volume and police officers do respect it.

Get that instead; KJA997FM for example! !!

FKJ, Lagos is not also bad because it could be easily mistaken for KJA.

I got both; that of KJA and FKJ which implies I'm talking from experience. Uniform men didn't even harass me on the road when I drove one of them from Lagos to Abuja last month all alone in the car.

Modified

Nvc078:
Yes...if you reside in Lagos state,the renewal procedure is relatively easier

You don't renew number plate