Ghana - Apply for Driving School Licence

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Driving school Licence, the applicant should contact the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority Head Office.
2. Address and contact details can be found in the following Contact link
3. Applicant has to approach the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority Head Office in Ghana and the, the applicant can get their application form.
4. Applicant has to enter all the information in the application form.
5. Applicant must make sure to carry all the necessary documents that are mentioned under “Required Documents” section of this page. (Both photocopies and originals)
6. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
7. Submit the completed form together with all the required documents to the Accreditation Committee.
8. This application will be processed and information will be verified by the authority.
9. If the verification is successful, the notification will be sent to the applicant.
10. After getting the notification from concerned authorities, applicant can visit the office to collect their document.
11. If there is no information regarding the application, then, the applicant can visit the office to know status of the application.
12. The processing time for this procedure is 5 days.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• A minimum of two instruction motor vehicles in good mechanical condition with dual brakes and dual clutches for manual cars marked with the name of the driving school, training materials and a valid trading license.
• Certificate of incorporation, Copies of memorandum and articles of association.
• Proof of ownership of land or tenancy agreement for the training ground.
• Qualified instructors.

Office Locations & Contacts

Driver and vehicle licensing authority head office
Location: Accra
Address: Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Accra, Ghana.
HRM9+5R Accra, Ghana
Contact number- +233 30 74 6760
Email id: [email protected]
Website Link
Location link

Ministry of Transport
P.O. Box M57
Ministries, Accra-Ghana
Phone: +233 (0) 302 661575, +233 (0) 302 671328
Fax: +233 (0) 302 76 3908, +233249241251
Email: [email protected]
Location link

Eligibility

• Applicant must be a 23 years of age.

Fees

• License fee for this procedure is 200, 00 GHS.

Validity

• This license validity is for 1 year.

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure is 5 days.

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Instructions

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Required Information

• Full name of owner of the applicant
• Name of applicant
• Address
• Date of birth
• Sex
• Citizenship
• Name of driving school
• Region
• DS Accreditation control number.
• Highest educational attainment
• Seminars/training (for the last 5 years)
• Experience as driving school instructor

Need for the Document

• The Ghana Government has framed certain rules with regard to the establishment of driving schools, the requirements to be fulfilled by such licensees, authority competent to grant, renew, and suspend/revoke such licenses and all other related matters.
• Every driving school has to get a license from the concerned licensing authority and a duty is cast upon them to produce “quality drivers” for which quality training is absolutely necessary.

Information which might help

• Where a license issued under these Regulations is misplaced or lost, the Director of Transport shall upon presentation of proof of ownership of the misplaced or lost license and a police report confirming the loss or misplacement, issue a license.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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