New applicants
for driver’s license in Ghana are now mandated to acquire a provisional license
plate to display on their vehicles.
The scheme
which took effect from Monday, December 17, 2012, comes at an additional cost of
Gh₵48.00 to applicants.
According
to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), the introduction of the
provisional plate is to accord special protection to new drivers on the roads.
Applicants
who have passed the three months learner’s stage would be issued with their
licensing together with the ‘P’ embossed plate for their vehicles.
“The ‘P’
is for provisional license holders and that one is for a period of one year; after
the period of one year if you’ve not involved yourself in an accident, then you’re
qualified to drive anywhere”, said Joseph Clifford Obosu, Ashanti Regional
Deputy Licensing Officer.
He noted that the provisional plate will enable motorists to identify and tolerate
some mistakes of immature drivers.
Meanwhile,
the Kumasi office of the DVLA has recorded a remarkable increase in the number
of vehicle registration for 2012.
As the
year draws to an end, the numbers have dwindled but officials say this year’s
figures are comparatively higher than that of last year.
Vehicles
registered at the sector have passed through the AS and AW numbering series,
which translate into almost 20 thousand vehicles.
“We’ve
moved to AE of which we are almost getting to 3,000”, counted Mr. Clifford
Obosu.
He
attributed the increase in vehicular population partly to car ownership schemes
introduced by financial institutions and other firms.
Story by
Kofi Adu Domfeh
No comments:
Post a Comment