Fixed Towing Fees Gets NDC Irritated
In a liberal, free-market economy such as that which is staunchly championed by the Akufo-Addo-led Administration of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the concept and practice of “collective...
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Mandatory Towing Fee Will Protect Road Users – Contractor
Road Safety Management Services Limited (RSMSL), one of the companies awarded the contract of towing disabled vehicles, has defended the mandatory payment associated with the implementation of the...
Mandatory Towing Fee Will Protect Road Users – RSMSL
Road Safety Management Services Limited (RSMSL), one of the companies awarded the contract of towing disabled vehicles, has defended the mandatory payment associated with the implementation of the...
Tollbooth Collectors Raping the State; Let’s Go Electronic NOW
Ghana’s move to a digitized society is at such a slow pace that I’m afraid could contribute to the country’s slow drive out of poverty. It is amazing that in this age, toll booths in Ghana...
Terrible Accident Occurs On NI Highway In Accra
YEN.com.gh understands that a terrible accident has occurred on the George Walker Bush Motorway in Accra. The accident, which involved what appeared to be a Toyota Rav 4 vehicle, happened on Monday....
Toyota Land Cruiser Gone Missing At Trade Ministry
If the Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, could be remembered as one of the best ministers of Nana Akufo-Addo’s government, then he has to put in place a well thought out plan...
Toyota Land Cruiser Gone Missing At Ministry of Trade and Industry
If the Minister of Trade & Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, could be remembered as one of the best ministers of Nana Akufo-Addo’s government, then he has to put in place a well thought out plan to...
MTN Vehicle Thieves Nabbed In the Northern Region
Police at Chereponi in the Northern Region, with support from an MTN Vehicle and Asset Tracking device, have arrested two men for stealing an MTN Nissan Hardbody pick-up from Tamale. According to the...
Let’s Kill Speeding Before It Kills Us [Article]
About 90 percent of causes of road traffic crashes can be attributed to human error. These errors are manifested in many negative road user behaviours including speeding, drink driving, talking on...
DVLA Missing the Point – IT Specialist
An IT specialist and Chief Executive Officer of Soft Masters, Dr Ben Adu, has indicated that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) is missing the point with the introduction of the new...
New Drivers’ Licence July
The new licence will contain a chip loaded with the holder’s biometric details Beginning July 18, 2017, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) will start issuing new biometric driver’s...
Transport Operators, COPEC Threaten To Resist Mandatory Towing Fee
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers and some transport operators in the country say they will resist the mandatory towing fee to be charged on vehicle owners effective July this year. Under a National...
13 Die On Apedwa-Anyinase Road
Road accidents along the Apedwa-Anyinase junction in the Eastern Region has killed 13 people and injured hundreds of commuters between January and April 2017. The cause of the accidents has been...
Car Owners To Pay Mandatory Towing Fee From June
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) is beginning a nationwide towing programme next month to ensure that all vehicles that breakdown on highways are cleared off the roads. To enjoy this...
Why Motorists Are Paying Mandatory ‘towing Fee’ From July
Beginning July 1, vehicle owners will be required to pay a mandatory road safety fee each time they renew their road worthy certificate at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA)....
Vehicle Owners To Pay Mandatory Towing Fee From July
Vehicle owners will from July this year pay a mandatory towing fee during the registering of their vehicles or renewal of roadworthy certificates at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority. The...
Times Square Driver Charged With Murder
A US Navy veteran who plowed a car into pedestrians in New York's Times Square, killing a woman and injuring 22 other people, has been charged with murder and attempted murder, police said Friday....
Speeding Causes 60% …of Fatal Crashes –NRSC
Director of Planning and Programmes at the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), Mr. David Osafo Adonteng, has observed with worry that speeding is a problem in Ghana responsible for about 60% of...
US Train Driver Faces Charges Over Deadly 2015 Derailment
Criminal charges were filed Friday against a US passenger train driver for the 2015 derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight people and injured more than 200. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh...
Road Safety Commission Embarks On Outreach To Curb Overspeeding
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, have embarked on a speed Enforcement and Outreach Exercise on the...