Region 2 Traffic Dept clamping down on unpermitted use of tint on vehicles
Police in Regional Division Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) are cautioning motorists against installing unpermitted tints on their vehicles.
The warning comes at a time when the Guyana Police Force (GPF) pushes to promote public order, safety, and traffic management. This will see stricter enforcement of all aspects of the Road Traffic Act, among other things.
As such, motorists who have modified their vehicles with tints are being urged to remove them immediately. Those who ignore the warning will not only face inconvenience, but also the full brunt of the law.
Some of the cars that were stopped and inspected by ranks
On Friday, ranks of the region’s Traffic Department conducted a tint campaign at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Anna Regina, which led to several vehicles being stopped and inspected by the Licensing and Certifying Officer.
During these inspections, persons with tinted vehicles had to remove the tint from the windows and windscreens.
“The Traffic Department in Region [Two] is advising persons driving vehicles with tinted windows and windscreens to have their tint removed,” a statement read.
Meanwhile, it also said that the tint campaign will not be temporary, but will now be an ongoing exercise throughout the region.
Recently, Police from Traffic Headquarters, Eve Leary, conducted a two-hour targeted traffic campaign on Route 42 minibuses, during which several minibus operators were stopped and arrested after they were found to be in breach of Section 19 (1) of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations, Chapter 51:02, which speaks to alterations of motor vehicles, occasioning higher license duty.
Some of the infractions were: the addition of amplifiers, speaker boxes, stickers, visors on the back windscreen, and tint.
Not long ago the Traffic Department of the GPF also announced its intention to conduct countrywide here you go exercises aimed at clamping down on untidy and reckless minibus drivers and conductors.
Deputy Superintendent Timothy Williams, Divisional Traffic Officer of Division 4A – (Georgetown), had said the minibus culture in Guyana poses many challenges for the Police Force, and it is time that this matter is dealt with aggressively.
