GPF revokes Certificate of Fitness for several minibuses
The Traffic Department within the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Monday revoked the Certificate of Fitness for several minibuses during a routine exercise.
Among those minibuses were BAB 4114, BXX 7093, and BWW 7107 of 41 Zone; BXX 8346 – 42 Zone; BAC 5635 – 44 Zone; and BZZ 2318 – 48 Zone.
The buses that had their Certificate of Fitness revoked
According to the Police Force, the Certificates of Fitness were revoked for breaching the conditions of the road service licence, tint, and obscure identification mark.
The Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act states that: “any person who drives a motor vehicle the identification mark of which is not fixed thereon as prescribed or being so fixed is in any way obscured or not easily distinguishable commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars and to imprisonment for three months.”
Earlier this year, the GPF Traffic Department announced that any vehicle with tinted windows that does not have the required permit will be impounded by the Police and have its fitness revoked.
It was stated that while the laws regarding tinted vehicles do not stipulate the percentage allowed, any Police officer on duty who stops a motor vehicle must be able to identify its occupants.
While for some, tints serve as protection against the sun, for others, it has been used to conduct illegal activities, including robberies. For the darker tints, the Ministry of Public Security has to grant permission.
In the application for a tint waiver, vehicle owners must submit a copy of the Certificate of Vehicle Registration and the Certificate of Fitness and a copy of the last tint permit received (if applicable).
The process from application to final approval or rejection for a tint waiver is that upon receipt of the application, along with the documents required, the applicant will be served with a letter that must be taken to the Licence Revenue Office (LRO) in order to verify the vehicle’s tint density.
Subsequent to the completion of this verification process, the LRO will submit its tint reading to the Minister of Public Security for approval/refusal. The Ministry notifies the applicant of the final decision, and if the application is approved, the applicant is granted a Tint Waiver Permit.
The permits are valid for one year and should be renewed at least one week before the expiry date. Only vehicles with a manufacturer’s tint will be eligible to be considered for a tint waiver.
