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Zinara declares war
21 Jun 2014 at 10:46hrs | Views
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration has embarked on a blitz to ensure the 170,000 unregistered vehicles that are in the institution's database are compliant.
In an interview yesterday, Zinara chief executive Frank Chitukutuku said the blitz was meant to ensure that all vehicles complied with the law.
He said owners of unlicensed vehicles had the tendency of driving around in the mornings and evenings.
"I can confirm that a lot of vehicles are still unlicensed and now we are able to tell through our system which vehicles are unlicensed. Therefore these vehicles will not be allowed to move on the roads or pass through tollgates as they will be impounded.
"The blitz is actually coming to every city and town and all vehicles have to be compliant with the laws of the land, the Vehicle Registration and Licensing Act in particular, which requires all vehicles to always bear a valid vehicle licence disc at all times. According to our database, there are over 170,000 vehicles that are in arrears.
"Some had licences once and never came back for several years now. We know they are there somewhere and are moving on our roads. We seek to ensure that they comply. This will in turn ensure that we raise enough money for the maintenance of our road network," said Chitukutuku.
He said the blitz would continue until there was sanity on the road.
"We are going to carry on with this blitz until all vehicles are compliant and no one should expect us to stop any time soon. It is going to be an all year round exercise. We will together with other law enforcement agents be on the road until sanity prevails," he said.
"The motoring public should be bear with us as we seek to ensure that we raise money for the maintenance of the roads. Once every vehicle is compliant, you will see the congestion also disappearing."
In an interview yesterday, Zinara chief executive Frank Chitukutuku said the blitz was meant to ensure that all vehicles complied with the law.
He said owners of unlicensed vehicles had the tendency of driving around in the mornings and evenings.
"I can confirm that a lot of vehicles are still unlicensed and now we are able to tell through our system which vehicles are unlicensed. Therefore these vehicles will not be allowed to move on the roads or pass through tollgates as they will be impounded.
"Some had licences once and never came back for several years now. We know they are there somewhere and are moving on our roads. We seek to ensure that they comply. This will in turn ensure that we raise enough money for the maintenance of our road network," said Chitukutuku.
He said the blitz would continue until there was sanity on the road.
"We are going to carry on with this blitz until all vehicles are compliant and no one should expect us to stop any time soon. It is going to be an all year round exercise. We will together with other law enforcement agents be on the road until sanity prevails," he said.
"The motoring public should be bear with us as we seek to ensure that we raise money for the maintenance of the roads. Once every vehicle is compliant, you will see the congestion also disappearing."
Source - chronicle
