75% of ride-hailing drivers use fake licences – DVLA CEO

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) says 75 per cent of the driving licences it has checked among drivers operating on ride-hailing platforms in Ghana were found to be fake.

The Chief Executive Officer of the DVLA, Julius Neequaye Kotey, disclosed this on Atinka TV on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, describing the situation as a serious concern for road safety and the regulation of the ride-hailing industry.

Mr Kotey said the revelation emerged from checks conducted through the Authority’s ride-hailing monitoring system.

“We have issues with ride-hailing drivers. When we checked the ride-hailing monitoring system on our end, 75% of the licences we checked in the ride-hailing space were all fake. Seventy-five per cent of the drivers whose licences we checked were all fake,” he said.

He explained that the problem was not limited to a single ride-hailing platform, but involved drivers operating across some of the major services in Ghana.

According to him, drivers affiliated with platforms including Bolt, Uber and Yango were among those whose licences were found to be fraudulent.

“This includes drivers operating on platforms such as Bolt, Uber and Yango,” he added.

The DVLA's disclosure raises concerns about the effectiveness of existing verification systems within the ride-hailing sector and the potential risks posed by unlicensed or improperly licensed drivers operating on Ghanaian roads.