{"id":367604,"date":"2017-11-02T06:14:54","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T06:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=367604"},"modified":"2017-11-02T06:14:54","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T06:14:54","slug":"parliament-to-be-furnished-with-cost-of-smart-drivers-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/parliament-to-be-furnished-with-cost-of-smart-drivers-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliament to be furnished with cost of smart driver\u2019s license"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following pressure from Parliament\u2019s Roads and Transport Committee, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) is expected to present the cost\u00a0details for the new smart driver\u2019s license to the Committee later today [Thursday].<\/p>\n<p>This follows the Committee\u2019s demand for the information after a crucial meeting in Parliament on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;d71dGfvBczY9xWAFVMcoMIogueQ8b7Bh&#8221;]The new smart driver\u2019s license, which has enhanced features, is expected to be rolled out by the DVLA on November 7. But it has been met with concerns from drivers on the cost of acquisition.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of Parliament\u2019s Roads and Transport Committee, Samuel Aye Paye, speaking to<strong> Citi News<\/strong> about the committee\u2019s request for information from the DVLA, said details on the price build up, among others, were expected.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also complained about the retention of their revenue. The government is taking about 65 percent, and the committee has asked them to put that concern in this budget so that we engage the Ministry of Finance and see how best we can [deal with that],&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Acquiring the new driver\u2019s license will attract an additional Gh\u20b591 separate from the present charges on all other services, including replacement (Gh\u20b564 + Gh\u20b591 = Gh\u20b5155), new license (Gh\u20b5166 +Gh\u20b591 = Gh\u20b5257) and transferring a foreign license to Ghanaian one (Gh\u20b5364 + Gh\u20b591 = Gh\u20b5445).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expectations of new vehicle registration smart card.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is expected to enhance the vehicle registration process because application and processing could be done online.<\/li>\n<li>It simplifies the transfer of ownership of motor vehicles registered in another jurisdiction and eliminates to compose transfer letter(s).<\/li>\n<li>It enables frontline officers of the Authority to determine the information of vehicle owners during the registration process in cases where vehicles were previously registered in another jurisdiction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Duke Mensah Opoku\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following pressure from Parliament\u2019s Roads and Transport Committee, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) is expected to present the cost\u00a0details for the new smart driver\u2019s license to the Committee later today [Thursday]. 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