The increasing digitisation of vehicle registration and road-transport administration has created opportunities for improving the authentication of vehicle particulars in Nigeria. This study developed and evaluated a proposed Integrated Vehicle Particulars Authentication System (IVPAS) using Quick Response (QR) code technology for vehicle verification in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The pilot framework adopted a mixed method and design-science approach involving a sample of 350 respondents comprising vehicle owners, enforcement officers, vehicle-registration officials and ICT/administrative personnel. The simulated technical evaluation involved 7,000 authentication attempts. Results indicated a hypothetical authentication accuracy of 99.36%, QR scanning success rate of 98.20%, false-acceptance rate of 1.03%, and false rejection rate of 0.51%. Mean verification time was hypothetically reduced from 133.43 seconds using conventional procedures to 62.23 seconds using IVPAS, representing a 53.36% reduction. The simulated paired-samples analysis indicated a statistically significant difference in verification time, t(349) = 77.35, p < .001, with a very large effect size (dz = 4.13). Respondents also reported favourable perceptions of the system, with an overall mean score of 4.14/5.00 and an adoption-intention mean of 4.20/5.00. Privacy protection received the comparatively lowest assessment (3.93/5.00), highlighting the importance of data protection and controlled information disclosure. The study concludes that QR-enabled authentication has considerable potential to improve the speed, traceability, and reliability of vehicle particulars verification in Nasarawa State.

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