Firm unveils platform for vehicle documentation, licence renewal

RENEWAL of vehicle particulars, roadworthiness certificates and authentication of existing documents can now be done with the launch of a platform called ‘ Plate Detect’ which is expected to address vehicle documentation in Lagos and Nasarawa States.

Plate Detect, an innovation of Soft Alliance, is to ease stress of getting vehicle particulars, avoid paying fines, as well as getting embarrassed by security agencies when a car owner is found with incomplete particulars. This can now be seamabout the status of their lessly done with the aid of vehicle before their docutechnolog y. ments expires.

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He said Plate Detect is a that solution, which solution to the yearning ensures vehicle owners are and frustr ation of able to leverage the existing Lagosians. It is expected to synergy with the state govhelp vehicle owners escape ernment to renew their doc

fines by having information uments conveniently and promptly before a traffic offence or violation occurs.

According to him, “Over 30,000 vehicle owners are on the watch list, “we therefore try to encourage the Vehicle Inspection Service to provide relief and notification to offenders to avoid enforcement. We have also encouraged the state to provide discount windows to offenders.

“Softalliance is looking at expansion across geopolitical regions in the country. We know the political and security challenges in Nigeria. Plate Detect will help vehicle owners across the country detect the status of their vehicle and location where such vehicles has been sighted.

“Plate Detect is one of a kind. It is a service that is the first of its kind in Nigeria and West Africa. We are very proud of that.”

He said the inspiration came from a conversation during a project at the Nigerian Port Authority.

Operations Manager, Tunji Adeleke, said there have been collaborations with various agencies to access details of vehicles in order to verify their status.

He also stated that the platform helps to pay fines, bills for renewals of vehicle particulars and also added feature of an autoreminder to remind one of the documents expiring soon.

Deputy Director, Solutions Delivery, Ayodeji Lawrence, said that the platform also allows for the renewal of particulars before they actually expire, all at a car owner’s convenience, by simply using the website and putting in the vehicle’s registration number.