NPF Tinted Permit 2022: Steps to Get Nigerian Police Tinted Glass Permit

Filed in Articles, Automobile Update by on May 16, 2022

– NPF Tinted Permit –

Did you purchase a vehicle with tinted glasses? Are you thinking of tinting some or all the glasses fitted in your automobile? Then this article is a must-read for you. Learn more about tinted glass permit applications from the Nigerian Police Force here.

NPF Tinted Permit 2021: Steps to Get Nigerian Police Tinted Glass Permit

Steps to Get Nigerian Police Tinted Glass Permit

According to the Nigerian constitution, a tinted glass permit is required legally if you are driving around in a tinted glass vehicle. However, this permit can only be given on two grounds, according to the law.

The first is on the grounds of security reasons and the second is medical reasons. On security grounds, some offices or agencies may drive around in tinted glass vehicles.

So, if you need to get a tinted glass permit, tender either of these two reasons beyond reasonable doubts.

Also, note that – only the Inspector General of Police has the authority to issue Nigerian police tinted glass permit.

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Don’t do This.

Using a tinted glass vehicle without a permit is an offense punishable by law. The law binding the use of a tinted glassed car in Nigeria is known as The Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act.

The act is to prohibit anyone from tinting or treating any glass fitted in a vehicle in a way that makes the person or material inside the car invisible or obscure. Section 1 of the act states that:

“Except with the permission of the authority designated for this Act and for such good cause as determined from time to time by the authority.

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However, no person shall cause any glass fitted on a motor vehicle to be tinted; or shaded; or colored lightly or thickly.

The law recognizes that there are some vehicles brought into the country with the glass already tinted.

The laws state in section 3 of the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act that anyone who imports a vehicle with tinted glasses into the country may change the glasses within ninety days.

Anyone who decides to drive around in a tinted glass vehicle without a permit is committing an offense. The penalty is a fine of fifty thousand nairas or a maximum of six-month imprisonment or both.

Benefits of Tinted Glass on Vehicles

1. Fade Reduction 

Your car is a valuable asset that you want to last as long as possible. Having window tinting professionally installed on your vehicle is a great way to protect your investment.

Window film blocks harsh sunshine that can fade upholstery and discolor leather and vinyl.

It protects car interiors from cracking and warping to keep your car looking newer longer. Window tinting also blocks windshield glare to decrease eye fatigue from direct sun and bright nighttime headlights.

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2. UV Ray Blockage

Car window tinting can block up to 99% of the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays that can speed up skin aging and cause skin cancer.

Even a clear window film or a light tint can block out both damaging UVA and UVB rays. Research shows that 53% of skin cancers in the U.S. occur on the left side of the body, which correlates to the driver’s side of a car.

For people who drive for extended periods of time, window film protection provides a critical advantage to safeguard against this risk.

3. Solar Heat Rejection

If you’ve battled finding the right level of air conditioning for all of your passengers, window tinting can help resolve that dilemma.

Depending on the grade, window film can block anywhere from 35-65% of the solar heat that builds up in a car. You can balance climate and comfort for everyone and cut down fuel consumption from air conditioning overuse.

4. Shattered Glass Protection

The safety benefits of installing window film on your car cannot be underestimated. They designed window film to keep the glass from shattering if an object hits it.

In the event of a car accident, passengers are protected from flying glass shards and from being ejected through windows. Thieves will find it difficult to break through the tinted glass and get into your car.

5. Privacy and Security

Window tinting comes in a wide range of shading to provide a level of privacy for you and your passengers as you go down the road.

When you park the car, you can walk away and know that prying eyes cannot see your valuables inside.

How to Obtain a Nigerian Police Tinted Glass Permit

If you need to get a tinted glass permit, follow the steps below:

1. Go to the official web page of the police tinted permit at http://npf.gov.ng/tinted/. Fill out the application form to get an Application ID.

2. After obtaining your Application ID, you need to log in with your registered email and the Application ID generated.

3. After logging in, complete the biometric form and enter the complete details of the vehicle for which you are getting a tinted glass permit.

4. Print out the completed form and take it to any Police Command to capture your biometric and collect your tinted permit certificate.

In summary, the Nigerian police tinted glass permit doesn’t cost much to get. So, if you are driving around in a tinted glass vehicle or you are planning to, please comply with the law.

This will prevent you from going through any kind of harassment from the police. Always drive safely.

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FAQs on NPF Tinted Permit

Below are the frequently asked questions on NPF Tinted Permit

1. Do you need a tint permit in Nigeria?

The Nigerian Police Force Headquarters (NPF) has barred its officers from demanding customs papers and tinted glass permits from motorists at checkpoints in any part of the country.


2. How much does it cost to get tinted permit in Nigeria?

Originally, the tinted permit ought not to be paid for. But for the country we are, you may have to pay between N10,000 and N20,000 to get it done.


3. Can I tint my car in Nigeria?

Yes you can


4. Does tint permit expire?

No, it doesn’t


5. Is tinted permit transferable in Nigeria?

Permit for tinted glass is not issued to Vehicles rather to individuals and as such are personal and not transferable.


6. How do you check if your tinted permit is original?

Original tint permit does come with a barcode printed on it.


7. When did Nigeria ban tinted permit?

February 1991


8. What IG said about tinted permit?

The Inspector General of Police (IG) Usman Alkali Baba has said vehicles with factory-fitted tinted glasses are exempted from getting police permit.


9. Is tinted glass illegal?

Tinted glass is not allowed in India


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