CLAIM: The government has ordered an increase in Zinara vehicles licence fees
Source: Viral WhatsApp message
VERDICT: INCORRECT. The government has not directed Zinara to increase vehicle licence fees. However, the Insurance Council of Zimbabwe has indicated that vehicle insurance premiums will go up from January 25.
A viral WhatsApp message claims that the Zimbabwe National Roads Agency (Zinara) will effect a huge increase in vehicle licence fees, from 25 January 2022.
This is incorrect. Zinara says there are no immediate plans to increase the vehicle licence fee.
“Vehicle licence is not going up, there is no such position. If there is anything to that effect, it will be communicated through official channels,” Zinara spokesman Tendai Mugabe told ZimFact on Friday.
The circulating WhatsApp message also has some red flags that show it is not correct. It states that the fees will be increased to ZW$13 000 from ZW$5 000. There is currently no vehicle licence fee of ZW$5 000. The most common vehicle licence categories, cars up to 1 500kg as well as between 1 501kg and 2 250kg, range from ZW$1 800 and ZW$2 550.
Here is a list of the current vehicle license fees:
Confusion:
The misinformation is likely to have arisen from a notice by the Insurance Council of Zimbabwe (ICZ), which sent out a circular on 12 January 2022, indicating that third party vehicle insurance premiums would go up on 25 January 2022.
According to the ICZ circular, third party insurance cover for most private cars would cost ZW$13 625 per year or ZW$3 406.25 per quarter.
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