The Federal Road Safety Commission, Delta State Command, has said 6,225 permanent driving licences have yet to be collected in the state.

The Sector Commander, FRSC, Delta Command, Bassey Eshiet, said in an interview on Wednesday that as of March 7, the total number of unclaimed driving licences stood at 6,225.

He frowned at motorists who process their driving licences and never bother to collect them.

Eshiet stated, “In spite of the efforts of the staff of the driving licence centre reaching out to the owners through their next of kin, the owners still do not go to pick up their driving licence. Some just get comfortable with the temporary driving licences issued to them, while most people don’t just create time out of their busy schedule to pick up their driving licence.’’

The sector commander said that the command would soon embark on a joint operation to check driving licences in Asaba.

He said, “We are intensifying our public awareness drive via motor parks, churches and media houses. The command wants drivers with a temporary licence to collect their permanent driving licence at the motor licencing office where they had their biometric captured.’’

He said that possessing a valid licence was a requirement to driving in the country, and warned that driving without a licence “endangers the lives of road users and constitutes traffic infraction.

“It is a traffic violation to drive on Nigerian roads without an authorised driving permit, driving licence,” he said.

(NAN)