The Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, has issued a stern warning to vehicle owners misusing Defective Vehicle (DV) plates.
In a recent interview with Kasapa FM, Kotey emphasised that DV plates are intended solely for car dealers and should be used for a maximum of two weeks after a vehicle is cleared from the port. "If you are a car dealer and you are coming to sell your car, we don't determine when you sell your car.
So we give you DV plates - Defective Vehicle plates - 'defective' in the sense that we have not tested the car to ensure it is roadworthy," he explained. "So that DV plate, you are supposed to use it for two weeks until you sell the car.
It's illegal to drive with DV number plates more than 14 days after clearing your vehicle from the port," he stated.
