Important documents which must be in your car/vehicle all the time

It is very important to have these important car/vehicle documents before you hit the roads to avoid being harassed. Failure to produce these documents could also lead to your car being impounded by road regulation agencies or other law enforcement agency.

Below is a list of documents, every car/vehicle owner should have.
They should be up to date, correct and in very good condition

1) A valid Driver’s License.

This is the first and most important document required by the Nigerian law if you must be on the road. Getting the licence from the FRSC or VIS means that you must have passed the requirements and have been declared mentally and physically stable to be able to drive on Nigerian roads .To qualify for this licence, you must be at least 18 years of age and would have undergone series of tests to accompany this.

2) Vehicle registration.

The vehicle registration is a document that clearly indicates that a car has been duly registered under the Nigerian law and, as such, complies with the various regulations guiding this act.

3) Insurance Certificate.

This is a very integral document required by the Nigerian law to drive on Nigerian roads. Be it a third party insurance or comprehensive, it is mandatory to have your car insured before hitting the road to avoid any form of embarrassment from the various agencies that patrol our roads.
Getting a good car insurance is very important, especially in in the event of unforeseen circumstances which might occur

4) Certificate of Road Worthiness.

After the drivers licence, the next important document required to drive on Nigerian roads without any form of molestation is the national certificate of road worthiness . This certificate is to indicate that your vehicle has passed all the criteria required to be on the road as regards safety and all its measures. To get this, an inspection would have been carried out on your vehicle by Vehicles Inspection Officers (VIOs) to ascertain this. Be sure to keep your vehicles in top shape in order to scale this hurdle.

6) A Tinted permit if your vehicle has a tinted glass (Very important)

FOR COMMERCIAL CAR/VEHICLE

1. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LICENCE
2. HACKNEY PERMIT 
3. LAGOS STATE DRIVERS’ INSTITUTE (LASDRI) CARD

   this is for lagos state commercial drivers alone.