DVLA – Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority

Many talk about the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), but do they know much about them? For a company such as the DVLA, one must know a little about it so you’re not found lacking should the need arise.

What is the DVLA and what do they do?

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), if one may ask, is a public-sector institution under the Ministry of Transport. The institution first operated under a law that was established in 1999 by an Act of Parliament (Act 569), in 1999. DVLA replaced the Vehicle Examination and Licensing Division (VELD).

By the Act, DVLA has many functions which have generally been classified as to provide a regulated framework for an enhanced and more effective administration of drivers and vehicles. The DVLA has since March 2016 been weaned off government subvention.

What institutions does the DVLA work in conjunction with?

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has key stakeholders they work with and they are;

• The Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service
• Transport Associations; National Road Safety Commission
• Ghana National Insurance Commission
• Ghana Automobile Distribution Association
• Government Technical Training Centre
• National Drivers Academy
• The Judiciary and the Motoring Public.

What is the mission of the DVLA?

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), an institution that prides itself as a reputable organization with internationally accepted standards for driver and vehicle licensing, exists to;

• Ensure best practices for licensing drivers and vehicles
• Promote road safety and environmental sustainability, while pursuing integrity, excellence, professionalism, and reliability in service delivery

What are the specific functions of the DVLA?

Under the DVLA Act 569, the institution is mandated to

• Establish standards and methods for the training and testing of driving instructors and drivers of motor vehicles and riders of motorcycles;
• Establish standards and methods for the training and testing of vehicle examiners;
• Provide syllabi for driver training and the training of Driving Instructors;
  Issue Driving Licence;
• Register and license driving schools;
  License driving instructors;
  Inspect, test, and register motor vehicles;
• Issue vehicle registration certificates;
• Issue vehicle examination certificates;
• License and regulate private garages to undertake vehicle testing;
• Maintain registers containing particulars of licensed motor vehicles, driving instructors, and drivers of motor vehicles;
• Advise the Minister on policy formulation and development strategy for the achievement of the object of the Authority;
• Ensure strict compliance with this Act and regulations made under it;
• Carry out such other functions as are incidental to the attainment of the object of the Authority.

What services are provided by the DVLA?

You may know one of the many functions of the DVLA, which is the famously known vehicle registration but that isn’t the only service provided by the institution. They also provide services like:

• Issuance of roadworthiness certificates
• Conducting of proficiency tests
• Change of ownership
• Replacement of old license
• Replacement of lost license
• License upgrade

How do you contact the DVLA?

The DVLA can be contacted at their headquarters at 1 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Cantonment at Accra, Ghana with the digital postal address: GL-079-8174.

You can also locate their nationwide branches at

Greater Accra Region

• Accra Regional Office
  P. O. Box KIA 9379
  Liberation Cresent
  Accra
  Tel: 0302-775906
  Fax: 0302-769935
• Weija District Office
  P. O. Box WJ 980
  Weija, Accra
  Tel: 0302-850444
• Tema Regional Office
  P. O. Box 80
  Industrial Area
  Tema
  Tel: 0303-304202

Ashanti Region

• Kumasi Regional Office
  P. O. Box 1995
  Airport Road
  Kumasi
  Tel: 03220-23499
• Mampong –Ashanti District Office
  P. O. Box 171
  Mampong –Ashanti
  Tel: 03222-22211
• Bekwai District Office
  P. O. Box 79
  Bekwai
  Tel: 03224-20075
• Obuasi District Office
  P. O. Box 32
  Obuasi
  Tel: 03225-40788
• Agona Ashanti District Office
  P. O. Box 1
  Agona –Ashanti
• Offinso District Office
  P. O. Box 1
  Offinso
  Tel: 0322-491033

Central Region

• Cape Coast Regional Office
  Opposite Highways
  P. O. Box 345
  Cape Coast
  Tel: 03321-32370
• Dunkwa-On-Offin District Office
  P. O. Box DW531
  Dunkwa-On-Offin
  Tel: 0372-28134
• Winneba District Office
  P. O. Box 51
  Winneba
  Tel: 03323-22173

Brong Ahafo Region

• Sunyani Regional Office
  P. O. Box 188
  Sunyani
  Tel: 03520-25630
• Kintampo District Office
  P. O. Box 116
  Kintampo
  Tel: 050 439 5848
• Goaso District Office
  C/o Asunafo North Municipal Assembly
  Tel: 0209096101
• Techiman District Office
  P. O. Box 692
  Techiman
  Tel: 03625-31780/91395/6

Eastern Region

• Koforidua Regional Office
  P. O. Box 429
  Koforidua
  Tel: 03420-21667
• Nkawkaw District Office
  P. O. Box 302
  Nkawkaw
  Tel: 03431-22460
• Akim Oda District Office
  P. O. Box 231
  Akim Oda
  Tel: 034292 134292/ 22440

Volta Region

• Ho Regional Office
  P. O. Box 71
  HO
  Tel: 03620-28050
• Hohoe District Office
  P. O. Box 2010
  Hohoe
  Tel: 03627-22085
• Denu District Office
  P. O. Box 88
  Denu
  Tel: 03625-31780

Northern Region

• Tamale Regional Office
  Adjacent STC
  P. O. Box 193
  Tamale
  Tel: 3720-25868

Upper East Region

• Bolgatanga Regional Office
  P. O. Box 208
  Bolgatanga
  Tel: 03820-22140

Upper West Region

• Wa Regional Office
  P. O. Box 305
  Wa
  Tel: 03920-92145

After reading this guide, you should know where the DVLA branches are located and also know the services they provide.