Police Traffic is appealing to all drivers and vehicle owners to make payments for their vehicle annual road tax 2019 before end of business on Friday 29th March 2019.
Police will confiscate any vehicle using the public roads in Vanuatu without 2019 annual road tax sticker on the said vehicle.
Any driver or vehicle owner that comes in to pay its annual Road Tax 2019 after the said date will have another 25% added to the normal fee.
It is against traffic laws to drive a vehicle on a public road without an annual road tax.
Under the Road traffic Control Act Cap 29 police has all the powers to confiscate any vehicle that do not pay annual road tax. Such vehicle has threats to road safety for other road users.
Similarly, all vehicles using a public road in Vanuatu must have a road worthiness certificate granted by the Government Workshop certifying the said vehicle is road worthy.
To ensure road safety is maintain at all times Police will ensure road traffic laws are enforce.