As of January 1, 2026, vehicle number plates in Ghana will no longer display the year of registration, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced.
Instead, plates will be redesigned to highlight the region of registration, alongside a unique four-digit number and a zonal code.
The Chief Executive Officer of DVLA, Julius Neequaye Kotey, explained that the new approach is aimed at modernising the system and addressing abuse of temporary plates.
For instance, a car registered in Greater Accra will have the region's name displayed at the top of the plate.
