Over 1,000 defective vehicles detected in 1st quarter 2023.

The Driver and Vehicle Lincensing Authority, DVLA says over one thousand defective vehicles have been recorded in the first quarter of 2023.

Additionally over 600 road infractions have also been recorded.

But the authority says although the numbers are minimal persons who are caught will be made to face the law to serve as a deterrent.

At the end 2022, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority recorded over 10,003 defects on various vehicles plying the roads while over 3,000 infractions were also recorded.

But the numbers have reduced in the first quarter of 2023 where the authority has recorded over 1,000 defective vehicles and over six hundred road infractions.

The Authority says sensitization and constant engagement have led to reduction in the numbers in the first quarter adding that last year’s figures which were high even saw a reduction in road accidents by 20%.

Leadership of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority as part of measures to curtail these occurances have engaged commercial drivers at the Gomoa Budumburam lorry station as part of a nationwide sensitization exercise to speak with them on the do’s and don’ts on the road.

According to the Manager for Compliance and Enforcement Richard Ayiah, those who were arrested with various road infractions and defects last year were made to face the law and fines paid to the state.

Similarly, those who are caught this year with infractions and defects will also be made to repair them before moving their vehicles on the road.

Here is the Regional Manager for Compliance and Enforcement explaining the do’s and don’t to drivers and what their are doing wrong.

For these drivers who ply their trade at the Gomoa Budumburam lorry station although they admit committing several road infractions as drivers they lament the bad nature of the roads within the areas they ply their trade and want them fixed. They also shed light on the engagement and said it has been an eye-opener.