Source: Nana Anfreh DAMANATA
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has begun sensitizing key stakeholders including the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) on major reforms to vehicle registration number plate system, scheduled to take effect from January 2026.
The engagement was held at the office of the GPRTU in the Wenchi municipality of the Bono Region.
In an interview with the media after the engagement, Mr. Frank Kwabena Adu, District Manager of DVLA at Wenchi said the exercise is aimed to educate the public on the upcoming changes.
He explained that the new number plate system is designed to address long-standing challenges with the existing database, which currently makes it difficult for authorities to accurately identify vehicles on the road.
He further explained that the reforms will introduce smart number plates embedded with RFID chips, which will allow for seamless identification and more effective law enforcement.
Mr. Frank Kwabena Adu added that the new number plates will be embossed exclusively by the DVLA ending the current practice where third-party embossment centers produce plates without authorization.
Clarifying how the transition will be implemented he said that the reforms will begin with new vehicles in January 2026. By June 2026 the authority will start recalling already registered vehicles for re-registration.
Participants were given the opportunity to seek clarifications.
Alhaji UB 40, Chairman of Wenchi Tipper trucks Association pleaded with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority and government to hold on the implementation of the reforms in January to properly engage with major stakeholders in the transport industry before it implementation.
According to him government did not engage them before coming up with the exercise.
Meanwhile Mr. Frank Kwabena Adu disagreed with him saying that the authority had earlier engaged with their National Executives.
He therefore urged them to put their grievances on paper and pass it through the association’s leadership to bring it to DVLA’s office and he will send it to Accra for redress.
