DVLA earns over GH¢27m from temporary DP vehicle stickers in nine months

Chief Executive Officer of the DVLA, Julius Neequaye Kotey

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) generated more than GH¢27 million from temporary vehicle registration stickers between January and September 2026, following reforms introduced to address revenue leakages in the distribution of dealer plates at Ghana’s ports.

The authority’s Chief Executive Officer, Julius Neequaye Kotey, said the amount recorded in the first nine months of 2026 had surpassed the GH¢22 million generated throughout 2025, when 111,101 stickers were issued.

Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, October 12, 2026, Mr Kotey attributed the increase to the replacement of aluminium dealer plates with tamper-proof digital stickers and the introduction of a system requiring every vehicle to obtain a sticker before leaving the port.

He said the revenue generated from the temporary registration system had increased consistently over the past three years.

“Putting the numbers into proper context, the revenue associated with this DP issuance is as follows. In the entire year 2024, the government DVLA issued 76,312 DP plates, and that gave us revenue of GHC 15 million,” he said.

“In 2025, we issued 111,101 stickers, and that gave us revenue of 22 million. In 2026, from January to September alone, we have done 134,000 DP stickers, and that has given us in excess of 27 million. So it is factual that revenue is on the increase,” Kotey added.

The figures show that the DVLA’s revenue from the stickers rose from GH¢15 million in 2024 to GH¢22 million in 2025 before exceeding GH¢27 million in the first nine months of 2026.

Mr Kotey said the reforms followed the identification of what he described as significant revenue leakages in the sale and distribution of dealer plates at the country’s ports of entry.

“Upon assumption of office, we immediately replaced the aluminum plates with tamper-proof digital stickers,” he said, explaining that the new arrangement was intended to ensure that all vehicles received the required stickers before leaving the ports.

According to him, the changes had helped close loopholes in the previous system and ensure that revenue from the issuance of the stickers accrued to the government.

However, the DVLA chief executive did not disclose the estimated amount lost through the previous arrangement or provide a detailed breakdown of the specific revenue leakages identified.