DVLA announces new 2-year target to change all vehicle number plates in Ghana from Jan 1, 2027 to Dec 31, 2028

The authority had indicated that the initiative, which is meant to improve vehicle identification, would start with the registration of new vehicles on January 1, 2026, to be followed with the re-registration of Ghana’s over four million existing vehicles from April 1, 2026 to December 1, 2027.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced a new two-year target to change all vehicle number plates in Ghana from January 1, 2027, to December 31, 2028.

As part of the planned rollout of new vehicle license plates, the DVLA) announced on January 7, this year, that owners of all vehicles registered in Ghana before 2023 are to ensure that their details were migrated from the authority’s manual system to the authority's digital platform.