Register your excavator in two weeks or risk losing it – DVLA warns

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has directed all dealers and individuals who own excavators to register their equipment within two weeks or risk losing them.

Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, the Chief Executive Officer of DVLA, Julius Neequaye Kotey, stated that his outfit would arrest owners of unregistered excavators.

“Every excavator operator out there has two weeks to register their excavator. Many of the machines found on site were not registered, which the DVLA considers disrespectful and a violation of the law,” he said.

“We are not going to allow this to continue. After the two weeks, we along with the police will move in to either arrest the owners or seize the excavators,” Kotey stated.

The move aims to curb illegal mining activities across the country.

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