DVLA sets GH¢25 charge for digitisation of pre-2023 vehicle records

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced that owners of vehicles registered before 2023 will be required to pay GH¢25 to have their records updated onto the Authority’s digital system.

Director of Driver Training, Testing and Licensing at DVLA, Kafui Semevo, explained that the digital onboarding exercise is aimed at verifying ownership of manually registered vehicles while preventing uncustomed vehicles from being captured in the system.

According to Kafui Semevo, vehicle owners will be required to personally visit DVLA offices or other designated centres with their vehicles, registration documents, customs declaration forms and Ghana Card for biometric verification.

He urged vehicle owners who are yet to be enrolled on the DVLA’s digital platform to take advantage of the exercise, noting that successful onboarding will enable them to obtain a title certificate and an electronic registration card.

Kafui Semevo added that these documents will become mandatory when the new licence plate policy is fully rolled out.

The onboarding process itself, verifying the documents, verifying the vehicle and saying it is okay in our records, you don’t pay for it. But the bio-data verification is at a cost, which is GHȼ25. Now, we are not charging you for the card and then the certificate of title now because if we do that, your title and then your card will come out with the existing number.

“It means that if you came back after the commencement of the new regime, what will happen is that you will be paying for another card, which we don’t want to do. So you, at this point, just pay for the verification and then when we start the new system, you can obtain your title with a new number and the certificate also with a new number, which I think is fair,” he said at press conference.

Kafui Semevo also clarified that vehicles registered between January 2022 and December 2023 are not yet included in the onboarding process, and owners of such vehicles have been advised to wait until the DVLA officially invites them to participate.

Comments

UK-Ghana Trade & Investment Summit: Trade Resource Centre to help businesses maximise UK-Ghana trade opportunities

In a significant boost to UK-Ghana trade and investment relations, the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC), in partnership with the UK-Ghana Jobs and Economic Transformation (JET) Programme, has launched the UK-Ghana Trade Resource Centre, a practical market-access platform designed to help businesses identify opportunities, navigate export requirements and build commercial partnerships between Ghana and the United Kingdom. The UK and Ghana enjoy strong trade relations, with total bilateral trade reaching approximately £1.6 billion in the year to Q1 2026. Yet, despite this progress, significant untapped opportunities remain for businesses in both countries. The Trade Resource Centre has been established to help bridge information gaps, connect businesses with the right partners, and support firms to take greater advantage of opportunities under the UK-Ghana Trade Partnership Agreement. The launch formed one of the major outcomes of the UK-Ghana Trade & Investment Summit 2026,...

Ghana Home Loans

With interest rates declining, a more liquid environment and a macroeconomic stability, mortgage financing is expected to see an ease of credit. And Ghana Home Loans being a leader in this industry is expected to lead the way. Ghana Home Loans (GHL), a leader in home mortgage, continues to be the frontier in fulfilling dreams of many Ghanaians in homeownership. Since starting business in 2006, it has also provided many existing homeowners with Equity Release mortgages to support their businesses, pay educational fees, improve their properties, or simply pursue other personal hobbies and interests. Ghana Home Loans is a mortgage finance institution which operates under Bank of Ghana’s supervision as a non-bank financial institution. At present, the Company remains the only such institution that focuses exclusively on the provision of mortgage product. Through the Home Completion mortgage and Home Construction mortgage products, Ghana Home Loans has enabled many qualified applican...

NESCAFÉ Launches Real Vibes Text & Win Promo to Reward Coffee Consumers Across Ghana

NESCAFÉ has launched the Real Vibes Text & Win Promo, an exciting consumer promotion designed to reward loyal coffee lovers and bring the brand’s My Coffee, My Vibe experience even closer to consumers across the country. Running from September to December, the promotion gives consumers the opportunity to enjoy their favourite NESCAFÉ coffee while standing a chance to win exciting prizes, including phones, motorcycles, airtime and the ultimate grand prize—an electric SUV. Speaking at the launch, Lily Ntim, Category Development Manager for NESCAFÉ, said the promotion reflects NESCAFÉ’s commitment to creating, rewarding and memorable experiences for consumers. “Today, we are excited to introduce the NESCAFÉ Real Vibes Text & Win Promo, a campaign designed to bring the My Coffee, My Vibe experience even closer to our consumers,” she said. She added that the campaign is not only about prizes, but also about celebrating the everyday moments consumers enjoy with their coffee. “T...

Kofi Ahovi

Search This Blog