By Florence Afriyie Mensah, GNA
Kumasi, May 13, GNA – The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has introduced clone detection machines (OBD II Scanners) to significantly enhance vehicle verification.
These machines are also intended to protect the integrity of Ghana’s registration system.
This was contained in a statement released by Management of the DVLA and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA).
According to the statement these machines will help identify vehicles imported through unapproved channels that illegally clone the Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) of legitimate vehicles awaiting registration, a practice that has, in some cases, caused genuine vehicle owners to be wrongly flagged as already registered.
The DVLA says the deployment is a proactive measure to curb fraudulent registrations, improve vehicle security, and reinforce the accuracy and credibility of the national vehicle register.
All stakeholders and the public are to cooperate with officers as the Authority continues to promote transparency, safety and security within Ghana’s vehicle registration regime, the statement urged.
GNA
Edited by Yussif Ibrahim/Linda Asante Agyei
Reporter: Florence Afriyie MensahÂ
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