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DVLA Chief Executive Julius Neequaye Kotey has reacted to a court injunction filed by members of the Vehicle Embossment Association of Ghana seeking to block the rollout of a new digital vehicle number plate system planned for January 2026.
Addressing the issue at a press briefing on December 24, Mr Kotey said the legal action was unexpected, stressing that the company awarded the contract had expressed readiness to work with existing embossment firms.
“The one who won the contract is willing to welcome others, yet those who didn’t win have gone to court. I can’t fathom it,” he said, adding that the DVLA followed due process and was prepared to defend its decision.
The injunction, filed at the High Court in Accra by BEMENCO Embossment Ltd and 26 other VEMAG members, seeks to stop the introduction of new digitalised number plates, citing concerns over changes to existing embossment arrangements.
Despite the court action, the DVLA has suspended the rollout, explaining that the decision is linked to delays in passing amendments to the Road Traffic Regulation, 2012 (L.I. 2180).
The Authority said Parliament amended the Road Traffic Act, 2004, but failed to complete changes to L.I. 2180 before going on recess on December 19, 2025.
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