Authorities to step up drive to impound unlicensed vehicles

MORE than 100 unlicensed vehicles have been impounded in Yangon in the current financial year, and the traffic police will step up its drive to seize unregistered vehicles, said Col. Aung Soe Moe, the Minister of Security and Border Affairs for Yangon Region.

“As part of the road safety enforcement programme, the traffic police, with the cooperation of the relevant authorities, have been seizing unlicensed vehicles and cars without registered number plates, in accordance with the existing law, since last July. There are ten teams assigned with the task of impounding vehicles plying on the road without number plates issued by the Road Transport Administration Department, and carrying out road safety enforcement tasks. In the 2018-2019FY, we seized over 100 unlicensed vehicles here, and we are planning to accelerate the drive in the future,” said Col. Aung Soe Moe at a press conference on the Yangon Region government’s third-year performance, which was held on Wednesday.
It has been seen that some vehicles in the region are running on the road without number plates issued by the Road Transport Administration Department, and some people have installed fake number plates on their cars, said the minister.
In the month of May, there were 55 instances where unlicensed vehicles were seized in Yangon. Col. Aung Soe Moe said the region has also witnessed an increase in the number of undisciplined motorbikes. “Motorbikes have been found in restricted areas which have led to unwanted incidents. Therefore, instructions have been issued to control undisciplined motorbikes to ensure public safety,” he said.
By Nyein Nyein
Translated by Khaing Thanda Lwin
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar