Julius Neequaye Kotey, CEO of the Drivers Vehicle License Authority says they have begun the implementation of the GH225 cedis road fines.
Although implementation was expected to start a month ago, the authority says it resolved to dedicate the previous month to educating the public before the full enforcement.
The new law would see motorists who fail to have a full complement of vehicle accessories face sanctions, including a penalty fine of 225 cedis from its original 45 cedis.
Ghana’s Road Traffic Regulation Act 2012 section 67 sub-regulations 3 and 4 provides that, “A person shall not drive a motor vehicle with a tinted windscreen…A person may drive a motor vehicle which has glass other than the windscreen with light transmittance of at least seventy percent”.
Highlighting the above provisions of the regulations, Mr. Aflabo indicated that persons found culpable will be made to face the rigors of the law.
“It’s for their security. Imagine if you are driving at night and you’re being robbed at gunpoint. Because the vehicle is tinted, nobody sees you being robbed. We know there are privacy concerns. But drivers must be cautious about their safety too,” he noted.
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