SPC Engineering, a company mandated by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to check the roadworthiness of vehicles, has indicated that there are still fake DVLA stickers in circulation nationwide.
The company says this is one of the causes of road crashes in the country and loss of revenue to the government.
The company called on the DVLA to involve the private sector during consultations on the increment of tariffs and do periodic reviews of the tariffs of testing companies in the country to help them see returns on their investment.
SPC Engineering thanked the DVLA for its swift responses to the company whenever the Authority is needed in the area of operational difficulties.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SPC Engineering, Dan Fosu Poku, revealed this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Accra at the weekend.
He further urged the DVLA to strengthen its collaboration with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service in educating the public more to prevent the harassment of innocent drivers with genuine documents.
Mr. Poku said in its efforts to weed out rickety vehicles, the DVLA should liaise with the MTTD to strengthen the enforcement of traffic laws, since about 70 per cent of the vehicles that ply our roads are not roadworthy.
He urged government to encourage private entrepreneurs to open more stations in remote areas where test stations are not found to ensure roadworthiness and safety.
According to the CEO, the opening of the testing stations must not be operational like filling stations to compromise the quality of service, but must be within the regulatory framework to ensure quality assurance and safety of road users.
He said SPC, through its rigorous testing of vehicles with state-of-the-art equipment from Germany, has helped reduce road crashes in the country since the inception of the company.
Since 2011, SPC Engineering has been mandated by the DVLA to check the roadworthiness of vehicles, as part of efforts and measures by the Authority to reduce road crashes in the country.
The SPC office is located on the N1 route to Kasoa before the West Hills Malls and is in the same vicinity with the District DVLA Office.