Effective next week, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) will deploy express mobile services.
The service, called DVLA Express Mobile Services (DEMOBS), is meant to deliver services exclusively at the doorsteps of the customer.
Special vehicles fitted with the necessary equipment will move to the doorsteps of customers in areas far away from DVLA offices. They will also be available upon request by an institution or group of persons.
Available Services
Services to be offered include acquisition of learner’s driver’s licence, renewal of learner’s driver’s licence, issuance of international driving permit and renewal of driver’s licence.
The rest are, issuance of duplicate licence, replacement of driver’s licence, conversion of foreign driver’s licence and upgrading of driver’s licence.
Upon request by any institution or group of persons, personnel of the authority will assess their needs and agree a convenient date for the delivery of the service.
An institution or group of persons with a minimum of 20 persons in need of the services on offer qualify to request for the service.
This project is part of a series of initiatives being introduced by DVLA to transform and reposition the institution to meet the needs of the people.
Mr Noble Appiah, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DVLA, said the programme, which will be launched today, will start with two mobile registration vehicles.
He said the service will start from the Ellembelle District of the Western Region and the Afram Plains in the Eastern Region next week.
According to him, the van will spend one week in each district and then move to another district, adding that the venue for every mobile registration service will be published in the newspapers regularly.
He explained that two more mobile registration vehicles will be added by the end of this year. By the middle of 2017, the mobile registration vehicles will increase to 10.
He stated that the service charge under the mobile registration vehicles will be increased by some 20%.
He was hopeful that the mobile registration initiative will curtail the activities of middlemen known as ‘goro boys’.
Campuses of tertiary institutions
Mr Appiah said plans are far advanced to introduce a project that would ensure that tertiary students in Ghana are able to obtain genuine driving licences before graduating.
Under the project, more than 50,000 students are expected to be registered, trained and given driving licences annually, he added.
According to him, some tertiary institutions have even agreed to set up their own driving schools.
Mr Appiah mentioned driver and vehicle assessment and compliance, as well as enforcement units as some of the key initiatives introduced.
He said premium services are being offered at the Weija, Kumasi, Tema and Accra offices of the DVLA.
DVLA training school
He disclosed that DVLA has opened a training school at its former head office building to upgrade the skills of DVLA staff to be abreast of modern trends.
He noted that private vehicle inspectors will receive training. Institutions that intend to hire drivers could refer applicants to the training school for competence and skills experience testing before employing successful candidates.
He stated that the school will also conduct vehicle assessment and evaluation for persons interested in buying a car.
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