11.2 Traffic Offence Codes & Fines

Why offence codes are a chapter of their own

Chapters 1–10 taught you how to drive lawfully and safely. Chapter 11.2 teaches the price and label of getting it wrong — as framed in the FRSC practice bank sample fine set used by this exam family. CBT stems often present a three-letter code, a short description, or a naira amount and ask you to match them. Guessing is expensive: DGD is ₦50,000 in this set, while a seat-belt SUV is ₦2,000. Mixing those numbers is a classic fail pattern.

Quick Answer (master table): DGD Dangerous Driving ₦50,000 · DUI ₦5,000 · UPD phone use while driving ₦4,000 · SUV seat belt violation ₦2,000 · AMD assaulting marshal ₦10,000 · ACS attempting to corrupt marshal ₦10,000 · SLV speed limit violation ₦5,000 · ROB road obstruction ₦3,000 · CRV child restraint ₦3,000 · EWT no spare tyre ₦2,000. Also know Highway Code themes: no licence, disobey signs/lights, reckless driving, smoke/eat while driving, drive with one hand, and similar unsafe acts.

Study note: These figures are the exam-family sample associations you must recall for this guide and its practice bank. Always follow current official schedules and lawful processes in real life; for the CBT, lock the table below cold.

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Master code–fine table (memorise in both directions)

Dual-direction drill

Practice both ways:

1. Code → fine (see DGD, answer ₦50,000).
2. Fine → code (see ₦4,000, answer UPD).
3. Behaviour → code (texting at the wheel → UPD).
4. Near-miss pairs (DUI ₦5,000 vs SLV ₦5,000 — same money, different code).

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Code-by-code teaching notes

DGD — Dangerous Driving (₦50,000)

DGD is the heavyweight of the sample set. Dangerous driving is more than a mild excess of speed: it is driving that creates serious danger to persons or property — reckless patterns, extreme disregard for conditions, and behaviours the bank groups under “dangerous.”

• Fine anchor: ₦50,000 — do not swap with SLV's ₦5,000.
• Chapter links: Chapter 6 (speed), Chapter 9 (defensive vs aggressive), Chapter 4–5 (reckless manoeuvres).
• Exam tip: If options show ₦50,000 next to “dangerous driving,” take it; if a stem says ordinary “speed limit violation,” that is SLV, not DGD.

DUI — ₦5,000

DUI in the practice bank is the alcohol/drug impairment offence tag with sample fine ₦5,000. Chapter 10 covered why impairment destroys reaction time and judgement; here you learn the code and money association.

• Pair memory: DUI = ₦5,000 and SLV = ₦5,000 — same amount, different misconduct.
• Never argue “I only had a little” on the exam; the tested idea is do not drive impaired, and the sample fine is five thousand naira under this code set.

UPD — Phone use while driving (₦4,000)

UPD is the ₦4,000 phone-while-driving code. Distracted driving (calls, texting, scrolling) is a modern crash factory. Highway Code and FRSC education treat handheld phone use as incompatible with safe control.

• Unique fine in the set: ₦4,000 (only UPD uses this amount among the ten codes).
• Easy recall hook: Updated phone habit costs ₦4k if you use it while driving.

SUV — Seat belt violation (₦2,000)

SUV here is not “sport utility vehicle.” In the offence bank it is seat belt violation at ₦2,000. Chapter 10 taught restraint safety; 11.2 teaches the fine tag.

• Same ₦2,000 band as EWT (no spare tyre) — distinguish by behaviour, not only by amount.
• Drivers and applicable passengers must belt up; “I was only going to the junction” is not a CBT defence.

AMD — Assaulting a marshal (₦10,000)

AMD is assaulting a marshal — sample ₦10,000. Physical violence, battery, or assaultive conduct toward an FRSC marshal is a serious offence theme. It pairs with ACS at the same money level.

• Hook: Assault → AMD → ₦10,000.
• Real-world and exam: anger at a stop never justifies violence.

ACS — Attempting to corrupt a marshal (₦10,000)

ACS is attempting to corrupt a marshal — the bribery attempt code at ₦10,000. Offering money or favour to kill a ticket is itself an offence in this teaching set.

• Hook: Attempt to Corrupt → ACS → ₦10,000.
• Section 11.3 will repeat: pay via Remita, never via informal “settlement.”

SLV — Speed limit violation (₦5,000)

SLV is ordinary speed limit violation at ₦5,000. It is not automatically DGD. Chapter 6 gave urban/highway/expressway tables; SLV is the coded fine for exceeding applicable limits in the sample bank.

• Same ₦5,000 as DUI — separate the letters.
• Posted limits that are lower than general tables still control (Chapter 6).

ROB — Road obstruction (₦3,000)

ROB is road obstruction at ₦3,000. Blocking the carriageway improperly — abandoned vehicle without warning, wrongful parking that chokes a lane, or similar obstruction themes — fits this code family.

• Same ₦3,000 as CRV.
• Link to Chapter 3 breakdown warning (triangle/early warning) and Chapter 4 parking rules.

CRV — Child restraint (₦3,000)

CRV is child restraint violation at ₦3,000. Children need appropriate restraints; adult seat belts are not a full substitute for proper child restraint practice taught in safety chapters.

• Pair with SUV: adult belt ₦2,000 sample vs child restraint ₦3,000 sample in this set.
• Do not invent that children are “exempt because the trip is short.”

EWT — No spare tyre (₦2,000)

EWT in this bank is tied to no spare tyre (vehicle equipment readiness) at ₦2,000. First-parade discipline from Chapter 3 included spare, jack, and tools; EWT is the offence-code echo.

• Same money as SUV; different duty (equipment vs belt).
• Hook: Equipment/tyre readiness — EWT.

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Amount clusters (speed-memorisation aid)

If you remember only the ₦50,000 = DGD and ₦4,000 = UPD uniques, you already avoid two of the most common swaps.

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Highway Code general offence themes (beyond the ten codes)

The Code and FRSC education materials also list or imply broader offence/behaviour themes that appear in scenario stems even when a three-letter code is not shown:

Licensing and authority

• Driving without a valid licence (or wrong class for the vehicle).
• Driving while suspended or after revocation (expanded in 11.3).
• Failure to produce licence/documents when lawfully required.

Control devices and signs

• Disobeying traffic signs (prohibitory, mandatory, and other regulatory commands).
• Disobeying traffic lights (red means stop — Chapter 7).
• Ignoring lawful directions of authorised officers.

Dangerous and reckless patterns

• Reckless driving patterns related to, but not always labelled as, DGD.
• Racing, competitive weaving, or intentional intimidation.
• Excessive speed relative to conditions even when a numeric board is absent (still unsafe and potentially chargeable under broader dangerous/reckless themes).

Distraction and poor control habits

• Smoking while driving as a listed unsafe/offence-theme habit in Code-style materials.
• Eating while driving when it impairs control.
• Driving with one hand as a poor-control habit the Code criticises (except where a lawful signal or control input briefly requires it — exam answers prefer two-handed stable control as the default).
• Other distractions that remove both hands, both eyes, or full attention from the driving task.

Vehicle condition and load

• Unroadworthy vehicles (bald tyres, failed lights, defective brakes — Chapter 3).
• Insecure loads that endanger others.
• Missing critical emergency equipment themes (triangle, spare — EWT).

Vulnerable road users and restraint

• Failure to give due care to pedestrians, children, cyclists, okadas.
• Seat belt and child restraint failures (SUV, CRV).

You do not need a separate fine for every theme if the stem is qualitative (“which is an offence?”). Choose the option that names the illegal or unsafe act the Code condemns.

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Scenario drills (code selection)

Scenario A. Driver does 140 km/h through a 50 km/h market road, weaving and forcing pedestrians back — may be charged under dangerous driving (DGD, ₦50,000) territory, not a mild paperwork slap.

Scenario B. Driver holds a phone video call at 80 km/h — UPD, ₦4,000.

Scenario C. Front-seat passenger unbelted on the expressway — SUV, ₦2,000 sample association for seat-belt violation.

Scenario D. Motorist offers a folded note “to make this go away” — ACS, ₦10,000.

Scenario E. Motorist shoves a marshal during document check — AMD, ₦10,000.

Scenario F. Car left blocking a live lane without proper warning — ROB, ₦3,000 theme.

Scenario G. Toddler free-standing on the rear seat — CRV, ₦3,000.

Scenario H. Boot has no spare tyre on a compliance check — EWT, ₦2,000.

Scenario I. Breath/behaviour indicates alcohol impairment — DUI, ₦5,000 sample.

Scenario J. Simple excess over a posted 60 where the bank frames ordinary limit breach — SLV, ₦5,000.

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Common CBT traps

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Study checklist for Section 11.2

1. Write the ten codes from memory with fines.
2. Recite amount clusters (50 / 10 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 thousand).
3. Explain DGD vs SLV in one sentence each.
4. Explain AMD vs ACS (violence vs bribery).
5. List five Code general themes: no licence, disobey signs/lights, reckless, smoke/eat while driving, one-hand driving.
6. Connect restraints: SUV adult belt, CRV child restraint.

Link forward

Section 11.3 answers: how do you pay (Remita), what points do, and when the licence itself is warned, suspended, or revoked.

60-second oral quiz (cover the table)

1. DGD? → Dangerous Driving, ₦50,000
2. Two codes at ₦10,000? → AMD and ACS
3. Two codes at ₦5,000? → DUI and SLV
4. Only ₦4,000 code? → UPD
5. Seat belt code/fine? → SUV / ₦2,000
6. Child restraint? → CRV / ₦3,000
7. Road obstruction? → ROB / ₦3,000
8. No spare tyre? → EWT / ₦2,000

Miss any item? Rewrite that row three times, then re-run the oral quiz.