Nationwide vehicle inspection kicks off

[BabuK]

Traffic police on Wednesday launched a countrywide vehicle inspection operation on the eve of the annual Road Safety Week.
This was announced by traffic police national commander Mohamed Mpinga when briefing journalists about which police stations would be involved in the campaign.
The press briefing was jointly organized by Airtel and Engen as sponsors of this year's Road Safety Week.
Mpinga called on all vehicle owners and other motorists to ensure that their vehicles were inspected during the week.
Mpinga named police stations and posts in Dar es Salaam where the inspections would take place as including Msimbazi, Karume, Buguruni and Sitakishari, while in Kinondoni district the stations are Oysterbay, Ubungo, Mbezi kwa Yusufi, Mwenge, Kawe and Tegeta.
Stations in Temeke district are Chang’ombe, Mbagala, Kigamboni and Tandika.
In other regions vehicle owners would be required to take their vehicles to traffic stations and other appointed stations.
He said each inspected vehicle would be issued with an inspection report and a sticker provided by the National Road Safety Council.
Mpinga further said that sticker fees would vary, depending on types of vehicles, adding that private vehicles would be charged 3,000/-, commercila vehicles 5,000/- and motorbikes would be charged 1,000/-
The traffic police chief further said that the climax of the Road Safety Week would be marked at the national level in Kagera region.

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN

 

[BabuK]

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