In Benin, starting from Saturday 25 March, the operation to check the number plates of two-wheelers, tricycles and quadricycles will be launched. This was stated in a press release issued by the Minister of the Interior and Public Security on 14 March.
No more unregistered motorbikes on Benin’s roads. This means that motorcyclists whose machines do not have number plates will now find it difficult to move freely. The Republican Police will check the number plates of vehicles on the road from this Saturday. The initiative aims to improve the safety of goods and people on the roads. The statement by the Minister of the Interior further states that motorbikes without plates will simply be seized and impounded for violation of the law.
In addition, the National Land Transport Agency (Anatt) had announced on March 7 that it would soon launch the “Zero unregistered motorbikes in circulation in Benin” operation. The agency had therefore invited all users who had submitted registration files for two-wheeled vehicles, motor tricycles and quadricycles to approach the departmental annexes of the warehouse to collect their registration cards and fix their number plates.
In addition, since 2017, the authorities have made the Zero Unregistered Motorcycles in Traffic operation a primary struggle in Benin. Motorcyclists are therefore required to register their vehicles. And each motorbike owner must pay 11,500 FCFA excluding tax to fulfil this obligation. Road users who do not comply with this obligation are often solely responsible for the inconvenience caused by random checks with the Public Security Forces.
