Ghana is on the road to modernization with the introduction of the new DVLA card - Vice President Bawumia
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says Ghana is on the smooth
path to modernization with the introduction of the Driver Vehicle
Licensing Authority's new smart card for drivers' licenses and
registration.
Addressing the ceremony to officially outdoor the
new Driver's License at the Head Office of the Driver Vehicle Licensing
Authority (DVLA), the Vice President said
the amount of work invested into the development of the new smart card
marks the beginning of a new era in license acquisition and vehicle
registration in Ghana. He charged the management and board of the DVLA
to ensure that they continue to grow the innovation that they have
introduced to the Authority.
CEO of the DVLA
The Chief Executive Officer of the Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority, Kwasi Busia assured that the Authority will deliver to Ghanaians the full compliment of all the services they have outlined to offer.
Cost of Acquiring a License
A breakdown of the cost of the new licence shows that the authority had added GH¢91 to the existing charges. Therefore, a new driving licence will now cost GH¢257; replacement of an expired licence, GH¢155; licence upgrade, GH¢345; replacement of lost driving licence, GH¢205 and conversion of a foreign driving licence will cost GH¢445.
New Technology
According to the DVLA, the new licence makes use of the latest technology for secure identification and printing and it could easily be integrated with other systems and has an improved guarantee for securing data and card.
Printing of the licence would not be outsourced as the DVLA has now acquired its own printing machines for that purpose. The Deputy Director, Driver Training Testing and Licensing, Mr Kafui Semevo, in introducing the new driving licence and vehicle registration smart card at the official out dooring ceremony said as part of the roll-out plan, holders of unexpired licences might have to wait until their licences were due for replacement, to apply for the new one. There would however be a gradual withdrawal of the PVC driving licence from the system.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority, Kwasi Busia assured that the Authority will deliver to Ghanaians the full compliment of all the services they have outlined to offer.
Cost of Acquiring a License
A breakdown of the cost of the new licence shows that the authority had added GH¢91 to the existing charges. Therefore, a new driving licence will now cost GH¢257; replacement of an expired licence, GH¢155; licence upgrade, GH¢345; replacement of lost driving licence, GH¢205 and conversion of a foreign driving licence will cost GH¢445.
New Technology
According to the DVLA, the new licence makes use of the latest technology for secure identification and printing and it could easily be integrated with other systems and has an improved guarantee for securing data and card.
Printing of the licence would not be outsourced as the DVLA has now acquired its own printing machines for that purpose. The Deputy Director, Driver Training Testing and Licensing, Mr Kafui Semevo, in introducing the new driving licence and vehicle registration smart card at the official out dooring ceremony said as part of the roll-out plan, holders of unexpired licences might have to wait until their licences were due for replacement, to apply for the new one. There would however be a gradual withdrawal of the PVC driving licence from the system.
Security and Cloning of the New Smart Card
The Director, Driver Training Testing and Licensing of the DVLA, Mr
C.W. Musah, acknowledged that in the past few years, the authority had
to confront debilitating challenges, including the faking of driving
licences. He however assured that adequate security measures have been
put in place to ensure that cloning of the card and subsequent breach of
the security of same is made practically impossible.
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