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ZRP receives state of the art vehicles
05 Jul 2012 at 01:06hrs | Views
The Ministry of Transport, Communication and Infrastructure Development has handed over law enforcement equipment comprising a state-of-the-art vehicle and scanners to the Zimbabwe Republic Police in an effort to minimise cases of counterfeit vehicle discs.
The law enforcement equipment which has advanced technology system is expected to assist in checking the validity and authenticity of the license disc, number plates and in the process expose stolen vehicles.
The handover comes at a time the ministry, through the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA), has embarked on the computerisation of the entire revenue collection system.
Minister Nicholas Goche challenged the motoring public to complement government's efforts in maximising revenue collection and road maintenance by complying with licensing and insurance requirements.
"It is an issue of concern that some of the road users do not want to contribute towards road maintenance and yet they still want to drive on good roads," Goche said.
ZRP Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri promised that police will use all resources at their disposal to ensure that people comply with the licensing requirements.
"It is a serious offense to forge a disc, or acquire a fraudulent licensing or insurance documents from illegal sources. To the motoring public who evade vehicle licensing and insurance be warned that the long arm of the law will catch up with you," said Commissioner General Chihuri.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Transport, Communication and Infrastructure Development, there are around 800,000 vehicles in Zimbabwe of which only 350,000 are licensed.
The law enforcement equipment which has advanced technology system is expected to assist in checking the validity and authenticity of the license disc, number plates and in the process expose stolen vehicles.
The handover comes at a time the ministry, through the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA), has embarked on the computerisation of the entire revenue collection system.
Minister Nicholas Goche challenged the motoring public to complement government's efforts in maximising revenue collection and road maintenance by complying with licensing and insurance requirements.
ZRP Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri promised that police will use all resources at their disposal to ensure that people comply with the licensing requirements.
"It is a serious offense to forge a disc, or acquire a fraudulent licensing or insurance documents from illegal sources. To the motoring public who evade vehicle licensing and insurance be warned that the long arm of the law will catch up with you," said Commissioner General Chihuri.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Transport, Communication and Infrastructure Development, there are around 800,000 vehicles in Zimbabwe of which only 350,000 are licensed.
Source - zbc
