The National Transport and Safety Authority – NTSA on Monday, December 11, unveiled proposed new charges for various vehicle registration services and licenses.
Contained in the second draft of the Financial Sustainability Study for National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), the proposed charges would see car owners and dealers have to part with more than double of the current charges for some services.
For instance, service fees for inspection of vehicles below 3,000 CC is set to rise from Ksh1,000 to Ksh2,000- according to the proposals.
Similarly, owners of vehicles with a cc of beyond 3,000 would have to part with Ksh2,500- up from the current Ksh1,000.
In addition, NTSA proposed a hike in the charges paid for vehicle owners seeking to change the car’s color.
As per the proposals, the intention to change a car’s color would attract a fee of Ksh20,000 up from the current Ksh500.
What’s more, the safety authority proposed an increase of the fees paid for renewal of permit for motor vehicle dealers from the current Ksh4,200 to Ksh50,000.
The move, according to NTSA, is aimed at enhancing efficiency island sustainability in its operations and making it financially sustainable.
PSV targeted in new fees
Public Service Vehicle owners were also not spared in the proposals with the draft document showing that NTSA intends to raise to Ksh 5,400 from the current Ksh2,700 the fee of road service license application for PSVs with a capacity between 6-8 passengers.
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At the same time, operators of PSVs with a capacity of 26 passengers and above are looking at a possible increment to Ksh8,400 while operators of 9to 14-seater vehicles will have to part with Ksh6,400, a double of the current Ksh3,200.
In other proposals, public service crewmembers seeking a PSV will have to pay Ksh1,500 from the current Ksh1,000 while owners seeking to replace lost logbook will see the fee raised from Ksh2,500 to Ksh10,000.
NTSA explains reason behind increments
As per NTSA, the revision- if approved- would help to solve the cash crunch experienced by the authority in terms of budget deficit.
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The authority announced that the revision would address an existing gap in its funding which deprives it of funds required in carrying out its mandate including safety programs.
However, the proposals would have to go through a review by stakeholders before being effected.
