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National Drivers Licence
Requirement for issuance of National Drivers Licence (NDL) are as follows:
a. ELIGIBILITY:
Section 22 subsection 3 of the National Road Traffic Regulation (NRTR) 2004 states that a person not below the age of 18 years who desires to obtain a drivers Licence shall be eligible.
b. CLASSES OF DRIVERS LICENCE: Section 22 subsection 1 of the National Road Traffic Regulations (NRTR) 2004 specifies the following classes of Drivers Licence:
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| A |
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Motor-cycle; |
| B |
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Motor vehicle of less than 3 tonnes gross weigh other than; motor-cycle, taxi, stage carriage or omnibus; |
| C |
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Motor vehicle of less than 3 tonnes grosses weight, other than motor-cycle; |
| D |
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Motor vehicle, other than motor-cycle, taxi, stage carriage or omnibus but excluding on articulated vehicle or vehicle drawing a trailer; |
| E |
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Motor vehicle other than a motor-cycle or articulated vehicle; |
| F |
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Agricultural machines and tractors; |
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Articulated vehicles; |
| H |
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Earth moving vehicles; |
| J |
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Special, for physically handicapped persons. |
c. FRESH APPLICATION: (for persons who are obtaining Drivers Licence for the first time)
Requirement:
- Applicants for a Learners Permit shall pay a prescribed fee of N250 and shall be granted a Learners Permit which shall entitle the learner (provided he/she is accompanied by a licensed driver-instructor sitting beside him/her when driving) to drive for a period not exceeding 3 months from the date of issuance of the Learners Permit, within the highways specified in the permit and shall be tested after 3 issues of the Permit.
- The applicant will report for driving test at a Road Traffic Office upon possession of a Learners Permit.
- The applicant is required to pass a driving test and be issued with a certificate stating group of Licence before issuing a Licence.
- Applicant must obtain certificate of vision acuity and general fitness examination from a government Hospital.
- Having passes the Driving Test, applicant will obtain Form 18N from Licensing Office upon payment of prescribed fess of (currently N3,000.00) and submit same after completion.
- Application forms will be forwarded to FRSC Processing centre and applicants are given dates for physical captured.
- All processed licences will be dispatched to applicants through the Licensing Office.
NOTE: Where an applicant fails to take a driving test before the expiration of the third permit, or takes a test and fails, he/she shall, upon obtaining another Learners Permit, be entitled to be tested but not before the expiration of one calendar month from the date of the previous test.
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