The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) is set to intensify its road enforcement operations as it moves to remove unroadworthy and non-compliant vehicles from Ghana’s roads.
DVLA Chief Executive Officer, Julius Neequaye Kotey, said the authority’s compliance officers will return to the roads from next week and will operate every day, instead of the previous limited enforcement schedule.
Speaking on TV3’s Hot Issues on Sunday, August 16, 2026, Mr Kotey said the decision follows growing concerns about the dangers posed by vehicles that fail to meet required road safety standards.
“Now that we are all seeing the bad effects of cars that are not roadworthy being on our roads, I think the public will be in support when we start taking them off our roads,” he said.
He added: “Next week, our compliance guys are going to be on our roads and it is not going to be the two days norm. Every day they will be on our roads.”
The enforcement teams will focus on several areas of vehicle compliance, including the condition of tyres, brake pads and vehicle window tints.
The DVLA will also deploy available technology to identify vehicles suspected of being cloned, as well as vehicles being used on Ghanaian roads without the required duties having been paid.
The authority believes the daily enforcement will help improve compliance and reduce the risks associated with poorly maintained or illegally registered vehicles.
Mr Kotey also issued a strong warning to Private Vehicle Testing Stations (PVTS) that issue roadworthiness certificates to vehicles that do not meet the required standards.
He said the DVLA will investigate testing stations where vehicles found to be unfit for the road are discovered to have valid roadworthiness certificates.
“If there are PVTS that have issued roadworthy to cars and we see the cars and they are not cars that are good to be on our roads, we will investigate and know which PVTS and we will close it down,” he stated.
According to the CEO, shutting down non-compliant testing stations remains one of the measures available to the DVLA to protect motorists, passengers and other road users.
Mr Kotey therefore appealed to the public to support the compliance teams as the intensified enforcement begins.
“Support the DVLA compliance team to put these cars off our roads,” he urged.
The renewed operation forms part of the DVLA’s broader efforts to strengthen vehicle safety compliance and make Ghana’s roads safer for all users.
