Private vehicle owners will pay up to 56,000 birr as Ethiopia launches a technology-driven vehicle identification system featuring RFID chips, QR codes, and a unified national registration platform.
Addis Ababa has begun issuing Ethiopia’s new standardized vehicle number plates, marking the first major step in a nationwide effort to modernize vehicle registration and replace the country’s decades-old region-based system.
The Addis Ababa Drivers and Vehicles Licensing and Control Authority officially launched the rollout on Thursday across its 11 branch offices, bringing a long-planned transport reform from policy documents into everyday reality for motorists in the capital.
Speaking during a briefing at the authority’s headquarters, Director-General Zegeye Belayneh said the previous plate system had become increasingly vulnerable to damage, forgery, and administrative inefficiencies, while also proving difficult to produce and distribute.
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