Over 100, 000 new digital number plates Printed for private motorist

The Intelligent Transport Monitoring System, a company that was contracted by Uganda government to manufacture digital number plates says that over 100,000 pieces of number plates have been already printed at its production facility in Kawempe, a Kampala suburb .

Speaking to media at the production facility, Galina Svalova, head of communication has noted the company is ready to roll out the new number plates starting with motorcycles by November 1st 2024 and 1st January 2025 for the private vehicles.

According to her, the production facility has the capacity to produce at least 5000 pieces per day.

‘’We are planning to install 170,000 motorcycles per month, and about 3500 vehicles per month and as we plan, each month, we are going to produce number plates for two more month to avoid shortage’’ she noted

 Our goal is that by the time we start implementation we will have enough number plates to cover all the country needs. She added.

She said the company has 10 years contract with government that kicked off in June 2021 and after this period expires, the project will be handled over to the government with all the skilled workforce for sustainability.

The initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Transport, aims to bolster security in the country by introducing an advanced Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS). The move comes amid growing concerns over the use of boda-bodas in criminal activities.

The ITMS enables real-time tracking and identification of motorist users, a measure expected to significantly reduce crime.

The digital number plates will be fitted with technology that allows authorities to monitor and trace the movements of motorcycles, thereby deterring their use for illegal activities.

According to reports from Ministry of Transport, Government finalized provisions for fee assessments for new registration plates.

The fee for the first registration will be sh714,000, with a replacement fee of sh150,000 for those with old plates. For motorcycles, the fee is sh50,000.