MASERU - The Ministry of Public Transport has suspended the issuance of new number plates with immediate effect, barely a fortnight after their launch.
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Aug. 25, 2020
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Gov’t suspends issuance of number new plates
Minister of public works Tšoeu Mokeretla
This was after minister Tšoeu Mokeretla noticed that they had erroneously issued the number plates without a hologram.
A hologram is a photograph of an interference pattern which, when suitably illuminated, produces a three-dimensional image.
It has to show features such as the names and location of the owner of the car.
Mokeretla said the hologram is one of the security features that the car has to bear.
He said the ministry has to fork out between M4 million and 5 million to bring in the hologram.
He said the hologram has to be attached so that Lesotho’s cars are harmonised with those of international communities.
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He however said the problem was with the ministry not the contractor.
For those who have already been issued the new number plates, Mokeretla said they will be recall once the problem has been addressed.
“The registration process will still be going on so that there is no backlog,” the minister also said.
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