Ghana - Apply for Motor vehicle Personal Number Plate

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Motor vehicle Personal Number Plate in Ghana, 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. Receiving officer receives application documents from the applicant at the registration counter and checks them against a check list to confirm that all are presented.
4. The receiving officer attaches a check list to the lodged documents and records critical information of the documents to a register and that are mentioned under “Required Documents” section of this page. (Both photocopies and originals)
5. Certificate of clearance (COC) is retrieved and attached to the application documents.
6. The documents are examined to ensure that details of the vehicle are in order and the lodged papers are genuine. If the examining officer is satisfied that the documents are in order he/she recommends for approval, otherwise they are rejected
7. The recommended documents are passed on to the approving officer who examines the documents further and if satisfied that they are in order, approves for registration by signing and stamping.
8. The basic data of the vehicle is captured in the cash receipting system (CRS) to enable for registration fees collection. And please refer to the fees details in the “Fees” section of this page.
9. The documents are forwarded to the cash counter for payment of registration fees. Amount payable is obtainable in the cash receipting system once the engine capacity is keyed in.
10. Number plate, if approved by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, is allocated and a sticker indicating the number is affixed on the application form A.
11. Scanning of form A and certificate of clearance is done
12. The applicant is issued with the number plates as soon as they are ready, and road license for the vehicle after vehicle details are recorded. He /she sign a number plates issuing register
13. The processing time for this procedure is 5 days.

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Required Documents

• Duty and VAT receipts
• Import entry form (Form 63)
• Foreign log book translated into English
• Port Release Order
• Bill of Lading or Airway Bill
• Clean Report of Findings (CRF)
• Import Declaration Form (IDF)
• Authority to enter goods for home use from the Commissioner of Customs & Excise
• Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR) if the vehicle is for commercial use.
• A temporary Importation Document (Form C44A or C44)
• Road manifest or Carnet de Passages in the case of vehicles imported by road
• Foreign Vehicle Receipt/License
• Personal Identification Certificate Number (PIN) card
• Certified copy of national identity card of vehicle owner or valid Passport.
• Insurance cover
• A dully filled Form "A" personally signed by the Importer.

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

• For one to be eligible, the applicant must have a private vehicle.

Fees

• It costs GHS. 1,000,000/= (one million) to register a personalized car number plate.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure is 5 days.

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Instructions

• It should contain a maximum of seven characters, and a minimum of four characters.
• The characters must be in capital letters
• It must be embossed in blue, with a reflective white background for both front and back plates.
• Any signs, symbols or names which may be deemed abusive or offensive are prohibited

Required Information

• Full name of owner of vehicle
• Permanent Address
• Temporary Address
• Vehicle Registration Number
• Full Vehicle Details

Need for the Document

• A personal number plate is a number plate that is customized to the owner’s request. It can be a nickname or a personalized message.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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