Consult Parliament Before Scrapping Old Driver’s Licenses – Minority To DVLA

The Minority in Parliament has charged the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to consult Parliament before phasing out old driver’s licenses from the system.

DVLA is expected to clear out all driver’s licenses issued before September 2017.

According to the DVLA, all Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) cards will be replaced with smart driver’s license cards.

A statement issued by the DVLA on September 6 says the exercise will take effect immediately and run until March 31, 2024, and after that date, all old driver’s licenses will be declared invalid by the DVLA.

But MP for Adaklu Constituency and Minority Chief Whip Governs Kwame Agbodza said the DVLA must seek parliamentary approval before implementing this change.

“The laws we give them are supposed to be implemented in consultation with agencies. If you want to change the current driving license completely, I think that there should be public consultation and education. You can’t just write a letter. And my checks are such that the committee in Parliament is not aware of this, and that is why I am calling on them to pause, go back, and do the needful,” He stated.

Mr Agbodza, the ranking member on the Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament, added, “The DVLA is not a law unto themselves”.

“They are supposed to implement laws that are supposed to be followed by Ghanaians. Without education, if they implement this change, it is going to be difficult for people to comply,” he said in an interview with Citi FM, monitored by The Ghana Report,