Detailed guide on the Cost of Vehicle Registration in Nigeria and all the Approved Sites for New Plate Numbers in 2021.
Here in this post, we are going to bring you up-to-date information about the cost of a new plate number in Nigeria in 2021.
Verily, vehicle registration has been a mandatory process in Nigeria, it is indispensable and can not be over looked. As stipulated in the law, one must register his or her automobile before being cleared to ply the roads in Nigeria and failure to do so leads you to the danger of being trapped, arrested and probably facing the law.
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Cost of Vehicle Registration in Lagos: Have you just bought a new car and you need to register it but don’t know how? I am here to guide you.
In this article, I will guide you on how to register your new car and provide you with the cost of vehicle registration in Lagos as well as in most part of the country.
Now let’s begin with the documents required for registering a new car in Nigeria. They include:
- Attestation letter from the company of purchase
- Receipt of purchase/invoice
- Delivery note from the company of purchase
- Proof of ownership of the car
- A valid Driver’s License
- Any means of identification such as National Identity Card or International Passport.
- Proof of current address.
- Passport photograph of the car owner.
For newly imported cars, the following documents are required:
- Tax Identification Number
- Custom papers
- Motor Vehicle Duty Certificate.
Approved Sites for New plate Number Registration
Following is the comprehensive list of approved sites to register vehicle identification number throughout the country, published by the Federal Road Safety Corps:
FRSC approved sites for new plate number registration State Location Abia BIR Zonal Office, 5 Bende Road, Umuahia Adamawa BIR Office, Yola North Akwa Ibom BIR Office State Secretariat, Uyo Anambra Motor Licensing Office, Npaje Awka Bauchi BIR Office, Jos Road, Bauchi Bayelsa MLA Yenagoa: Obele street, Ovom, Yenagoa MLA Kpansia: Inec Junction, Kpansia, Yenagoa MLA Brass: BIR Secretariat complex, Road Safety Road, Yenagoa MLA Ogbia: Emeyal II, Ogbia LGA MLA Sagbama: Hospital Road, Yenagoa Benue BIR Office, G.R.A. Kashim Ibrahim Road, Makurdi Borno BIR Office, Opp. Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri Cross River BIR Office, 43 Akim Road Calabar BIR Office, Ikot Omin Calabar BIR Office, Inyang Street Calabar Delta BIR Office, 27, Ezenei Avenue, Off Nnebisi Road Asaba Ebonyi BIR Office, Ministry of Finance, Abakaliki Ezza South LGA Motor Licensing Office, Onueke Ebonyi LGA Motor Licensing Office, Ugbodo Afikpo North LGA Motor Licensing Office, Afikpo Edo EIRS Office, New Lagos Road EIRS Office, Forestry Road (LTO I & LTO II) EIRS Office, TV Road EIRS Office, Uselu EIRS Office, Ikpoba Hill (Ramat Park) EIRS Office, Obe EIRS Office, Okada EIRS Office, Ekpoma EIRS Office, Auchi Ekiti BIR Office, Oke-Oriomi, Ado Ekiti BIR Office, Beside First Bank Erekeson Market, Efon-Alaaye BIR Office, Old secretariat complex, Emure-Ekiti BIR Office, Oja-oba premises, Ido-Ekiti Bir Office, Opp Oba palace, Ise-Ekiti BIR Office, Oke-Osun, Ikere Ekiti Enugu BIR Office, Okpara Avenue, Opp. PHCN Office Enugu FCT VIO Office, Mabushi Abuja Gombe BIR Office, Gombe Imo BIR Office, Okigwe Road, Owerri Jigawa BIR Office, Old Secretariat, Sani Abacha way, Dutse Kaduna BIR Office, Opp. High court Bida RS Kaduna Kano BIR Office, No.2 Bank Road, Kano Katsina BIR Office, G.R.A. Katsina Kebbi BIR Office, Opp. Diamond Bank, Birnin Kebbi Kogi BIR Office, No.1 Beach Road Lokoja Kwara IRS Office, Ahmadu Bello Way, Ilorin Lagos Motor Vehicle Adminstration Agency, Ojodu Nassarawa BIR Office, Kasuwar Tomato, Lafia BIR Office, Testing Ground Lafia Niger VIO Office, along Paiko Road Minna Ogun IRS Oke-Mosan, Opp Federal High Court Abeokuta Ondo BIR Office, Alagbaka, Akure Osun BIR Office, Ministry of Finance, State Secretariat Abere Oyo BIR Office, Onireke Road, Egbe Ibadan Plateau BIR Office, No.7 Beach Road, Jos North Rivers BIR Office, No. 22 William Jumbo Street, Port-harcourt Obio Licensing Office, Old Aba Road, Portharcourt Emenike Licensing Office. Emenike Junction, Diobu, Mile 1, Portharcourt Sokoto BIR Office, behind City Campus, Usman Danfodio University Taraba BIR Office, Hamman Ruwa Road, Jalingo Yobe BIR Office, Gujiba Road, Damaturu Zamfara BIR Office, Tudun Wada, Gusau
How to Register a New Car in Nigeria
1. Go to the State Board of Internal Revenue/Motor Licensing Authority (SBIR/MLA), pick up an “allocation of plate number” form, and fill in all the required details.
2. Attach all necessary documents and submit them.
3. Once the authorities are satisfied, you will be required to fill these forms:
- Allocation of Registration Number of New Vehicle Form
- Auto vehicle License Form
- Form B
- Federal Road Safety Form
- Tax Form
4. All the filled forms and attached documents are then forwarded to the police officer assigned to the licensing office for verification, by way of verification stamp and date indicated on the form.
5. The next step after the verification process is payment for a license plate which is done in the bank. The required amount is N50, 000. However, it is dependent on the type of plate you want.
6. After payment, you will be required to present your receipt and a plate number that is available will be issued to you. You will be given a Proof of Ownership Certificate Number, Proof of ownership Certificate, and a Vehicle Identification Tag (VIT).
7. All the original documents you submitted will then be returned to you.
8. The next step is to buy an insurance policy for your new car.
Cost of Vehicle Registration in Lagos
The cost of vehicle registration in Lagos is divided into different categories, detailed as in the table below:
Lagos Motor Vehicle Administration Agency Services
| Service/ Product | Rates (Naira) |
| Number plate | |
| Standard number plate | 12,500 |
| Number plate renewal | 10,000 |
| Articulated number plate | 20,000 |
| Out of service | 40,000 |
| Fancy number plate (standard) | 80,000 |
| Fancy number plate (motorcycle) | 30,000 |
| Motorcycle plate (ordinary) | 3,000 |
| Number plate replacement (standard) | 10,000 |
| Motor dealers plate (special) | 30,000 |
| Motor dealers plate (ordinary) | 25,000 |
| Vehicle registration | |
| Weighing and registration fee | |
| Motor vehicle | 5,000 |
| Motorcycle | 1,250 |
| Change of ownership | |
| Motor vehicle | 2,500 |
| Motor cycle | 625 |
| Capital gain tax | |
| Motor vehicle | 625 |
| Motor cycle | 625 |
| Other charges | |
| Police CRM | 1,000 |
| Police inspection fee | 500 |
| Custom processing fee | 500 |
| Vehicle License | |
| Vehicle below 1.6cc | 1,250 |
| Vehicle BTW 1.6 – 2.0cc | 1,875 |
| Vehicle BTW 2.0 – 3.0cc | 2,500 |
| Vehicle above 3.0cc | 2,125 |
| Motorcycle Private | 625 |
| Motorcycle Commercial | 1,250 |
| Buses | |
| Minibusses/ Pick-up | 2,500 |
| Hiace buses | 3,125 |
| Costal buses | 3,250 |
| Tipper & Lorries | 3,750 |
| Tankers & Trucks/ Luxurious Buses | 6,250 |
| 16 Tyres Trailer | 8,750 |
| Tractors & Bulldozers | 2,500 |
| Vehicle Alert | 200 |
| Hackney Permit Charges Vehicle Type | |
| Taxicab | 3,525 |
| Car hire services | 3,725 |
| Kabukabu | 3,925 |
| A vehicle with the capacity to carry 1-21 passengers | 4,475 |
| Vehicle with the capacity to carry more than 21 passengers but less than 40 passengers | 5,475 |
| Vehicle with the capacity to carry more than 40 passengers but less than 50 passengers | 6,475 |
| Vehicle with the capacity to carry more than 50 passengers and above | 8,475 |
| Commercial vehicles for goods above 3 tons | 3,725 |
| Commercial vehicles 3 tons | 4,725 |
| Tankers | 6,475 |
| Tippers | 6,475 |
| Trailers | 6,475 |
| Trucks | 6,225 |
| Interstate | 3,225 |
| Staff Bus | 3,425 |
| Okada | 2,000 |
| Tricycles | 2,000 |
| Driver’s License | |
| New license | 6,350 |
| Renewal | 6,350 |
| Learners permit | 50 |
| Riders card | 800 |
| Registration of motor vehicle & spare parts dealers | |
| Registration of motor vehicle dealers | 100,000 |
| Registration of motor vehicle spare parts dealers | 50,000 |
| Registration form (motor vehicles) | 5,000 |
