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70% of vehicles are not roadworthy

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  • Yaw Amofa 11 years ago

    I think mr. Oppong asssertion should be the other way round.

  • BOSS 11 years ago

    IT'S ABOUT TIME WE START MANUFACTURING OUR OWN CARS IN GHANA, SINCE THE DUTIES OF IMPORTED CARS ARE JUST A RIP OFF.

  • Kofi 11 years ago

    The government must change its policy. Reduce the duties on newer model vehicles and increase duties on older model vehicles. This will drastically reduce the number of bad vehicles on our roads

  • John Kpeglo 11 years ago

    You are intelligent and WISE.

  • Willie 11 years ago

    John, respect your self and wise up.

  • Rob 11 years ago

    70% of vehicles on the roads are not roadworthy, so how come they are all still on the roads?

  • scarecrow 11 years ago

    Kofi, your point is the best option for government to reduce rampant accidents on ghanaian roads,in Europe, after four years of newly car operational the vehicle owner automatically receives an invitation for technical inspec ...
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  • nanapee. Germany 11 years ago

    yeah, that´s a good joke! You even don´t know how to cross the George W. Bush highway, without beeing killed by cars. In Germany, for example, cars must be checked every 2 years and if the car is not ok, you´ll never get a ...
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  • Agyeman 11 years ago

    You mean the rds are not good enuf for my twin cam turbo-charged intercooler 1970Renault with antilock brakes,sat navigation,heated nylon seats and no catalytic converter?

  • Nana 11 years ago

    Any Used car imported from Europe or America has never Seen an,pot hole in its life before.They first hit the pothole at the Tema Port. And you can Imagine when the car gets out of the ports.
    Our Roads are not Indeed car w ...
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  • koo 11 years ago

    There is no road in Ghana which is car worthy. Not even the Accra Tema motorway. DVLA should focus on car worthy road. God save Ghana from akonfem roads.

  • GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 11 years ago

    Mr Samuel Oppong, President and Chief Executive Officer of VITO said the organisation, which started operations 18 months ago, had so far tested about 48,000 vehicles which include private and government.

    He said the testi ...
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  • KWAKU D 11 years ago

    Must be quite a mighty facility!!!

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 11 years ago

    Are our roads vehicle worthy?Blame the roads too. What about the officers who register, take bribes. The vehicles are certified as road worthy so who causes the problem?

  • Remove Indemnity Clause 11 years ago

    In Ghana just pay bribes and you are ok. The government is corrupt and so nothing works.

  • Wise talk 11 years ago

    Thank God at least someone cares. This is long overdue. Mr. Oppong good job, but one thing I think the government of Ghana will have to do is to set up places where people can just learn basic First Aid Skills. Thus if the me ...
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  • KWASI : TORONTO--ONTARIO- CANADA 11 years ago

    WHAT ABOUT VEHICLE OWNERS AND DRIVERS PAY BRIBE TO YOU OPONG OR MAHAMA, THEN, EVERY VECHILE WOULB BE OK. FOR THE ROAD. WELL YOUR IDEA IS GREAT, I HOPE IT WORKS, BECAUSE, GHANA AND OTHER AFRICAN STATES ARE KNOWN TO BE CORRUPT, ...
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  • ghanaba 11 years ago

    good purpose with wrong identity. i have never heard of semi something in gh. the future is bleak as soon as corruption takes over,when its purpose becomes obligatory. what become of vehicles the 70 percent that are not road ...
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  • Owura 11 years ago

    this system should be all over the 110 districts. it shouldn't be just in Accra and Kumasi. its very important because the road accidents in Ghana is worse than Asia wars. thus dvla need to act quickly to save more people.

  • navro 11 years ago

    Some 80% of roads are mot vehicular-worthy. What do you say about that?

  • GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 11 years ago

    He noted that there was the need for 10 of such facilities in Accra and its environs, adding that only four were currently operational.

    VITO is awaiting approval to establish a branch in Kumasi from the Ministry of Roads a ...
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  • oscar 11 years ago

    Useless people

  • forson 11 years ago

    Numerous Fatal road accident in Ghana is a major problem which I think, if the Government will be able to focus the conditions of the cars on the road which might be determined by the road worthy, and of course the roads itse ...
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  • WAR VETERAN 11 years ago

    IF YOU CARE TO KNOW, 0.08% OF BRAND NEW VEHICLES IN GHANA ARE INVOLVED IN ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. 99.92% OF SECOND HAND, THIRD HAND, OVER AGED AND OUTLIVED VEHICLES IN GHANA ARE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS. MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT ...
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  • Sam 11 years ago

    When govt want to enforce road worthiness of cars in Ghana the govt should first test to see for the road worthiness of our roads.In developed nations where this is enforced the roads are really road worthy fro the vehicles t ...
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  • DAN 11 years ago

    all roads should be topped and due to rainy season you can't even have small roads that are dirt!

  • John Axovi 11 years ago

    Which roads are you referring to? Please your organisation is doing a great job, but do not sound like those ministers who continue to claim that Ghana is a middle income country despite the poor nature of our roads and medic ...
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  • Dr 11 years ago

    Please do not blame the vehicles. How many vehicle worthy roads do we have!!!!.Wake up you cheap and wicked leaders..

  • lili 11 years ago

    It is common knowledge that you can get your inspection sticker by bringing your paperwork and paying a bribe. The car doesn't have to actually be present. What a joke.

  • SF 11 years ago

    That's not the issue. The issue is maintenance. Ghanaians have to learn to maintain vehicles and the infrastructure, we will forever have these problems.

  • kwame appiah 11 years ago

    it is so shameful for the Government and mr Oppeng think 70% of our cars are not road worthy. all of this is Government who care about the citizen of Ghana people. this are some of the reason 1. we dont have first responders ...
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  • Pumpuni 11 years ago

    Is this Samuel Oppong the same as "Attaa Gade" of Prempeh College, Kumasi?

  • j p brooks 11 years ago

    yes is good .that one is important.this right . police to chick this drivers achol dringing also thank u

  • DAN 11 years ago

    or build factorys in ghana to produce both cars and replacement parts! If they are lots of toyota and volkswagen cars then a factory should have no problem selling brake shoes, brake pads and clutchs. Should be more(if any) t ...
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  • KUKRUDU 11 years ago

    You must be DREAMING!!! I was in Accra recently and my car was due for a test. I was going to the spot near 37 - Accra. I was advised there was another spot near KWABENYAN -Accra. Well, sone cleaver dude came to visit and sai ...
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  • Odasanii 11 years ago

    70% might be true, including even Police vehicles!

  • jigga Washington DC 11 years ago

    Are u ppl now aware of dat????it's not somthnig new.

  • Bürger 11 years ago

    what do we expect from cars which are not road worthy in Europe?

    Until we start using our brains, we'll always remain a poor country.

  • KANEWU 11 years ago

    70% OF ROADS IN GHANA ARE NOT MOTORABLE AND VEHICLE-WORTHY.

    THIS IS WHAT THE AUTHORITIES SHOULD THINK ABOUT, PLAN AND FIX, NOT THE CARS ON THE ROADS.

    AFTERALL, WHAT DO THEY DO WITH THE MILLIONS OF ROAD TAX REVENUES.

  • BabaUS 11 years ago

    Spare parts are not available or are not genuine. Auto Dealers have monopoly and are raping us so people cut corners. What do you expect?

  • scarecrow 11 years ago

    IT IS LONG OVERDUE FOR SUCH TECHNICAL INSPECTION ADVISORY ESTABLISHMENT ON ALL VEHICLES IN THE COUNTRY,GOVERNMENT MUST WELCOME SUCH INICIATIVE AND OPEN MORE BRANCHES IN THE COUNNTRY AT LEAST THREE TO FOUR BRANCHES IN EACH REG ...
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  • kankambia 11 years ago

    no car was made it for bad roads,ecept road contruction equipment.I am transportation specialist in u s a.problems ghana are (1)95% of ghana roads are not good for vehicles.(2) if you are driver that not means you can drive v ...
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