Dillon testified that the impounded vehicle contained plates used by lawmakers from earlier years, as opposed to the plates used when the lawmaker’s vehicle was stopped. The June 2018 traffic incident also raised a lingering issue involving lawmakers using one plate at the front of their vehicle and no plate at the backend. Some former lawmakers are reportedly also using the old REP plates without the LB inserted in the circle on the left of the plates. While some lawmakers use those plates for staffers, others use in addition to the traditional REP plates. The law also does not say anything about regular commuters who follow exempted officials in traffic in view of traffic officers.

Source: Front Page Africa July 23, 2020 08:02 UTC