To help in regulating road safety and enforce traffic laws on the streets on Ghana. A new automated traffic enforcement system has been introduced. By the Ghana Police service and National Road Safety Authority. With support from the Ministry of Transport and Interior. This known as TRAFFITECH-GH.
The main objective about this initiative is to comply with traffic laws and curve road accidents.
How does the new Traffitech-Gh system work?
The new system relies on cameras and sensors suited in fixed locations, mobile and laser speed-measurement devices.
The enforcement device captures violators with photo or video evidence which is transmitted for validation.
An Electronic Notice of Violation (ENV) is issued via SMS notification to vehicle owner by the Ghana Police Service after the offence is validated.
What is an Electronic Notice of Violation?
The Electronic Notice of Violation is a message or SMS sent to motorists by the Ghana Police Service (MTTD) through the Traffitech-Gh automated traffic enforcement system to notify motorists about traffic offence that has been captured and recorded.
Besides, motorist can be issued a notice directly by an MTTD officer following a roadside stop using the handheld Personal Digital Assistant (PDA).
The ENV will entails a ticket number, date and time of traffic offence, vehicle registration number, location where offence took place, what type of offence violated, payment amount, and payment deadline.
Moreover, motorists are advised to always check the source of SMS received- the sender ID, before taking any action. Official ENV SMS is issued by Ghana Police Service (MTTD) with the abbreviation GPS-MTTD.
Offences Traffitech-Gh can detect
Offences that can caught you-up and attract an Electronic Notice Violation include:
- Excessive speed or reckless driving.
- Motorists running through red traffic signals.
- Improper Overtaking.
- Operating a motor vehicle with an invalid or lapsed driver’s license.
- Failure to comply with seat belt regulations.
- Operating a motor vehicle with an expired roadworthiness certificate.
- Misuse of sirens.
- Operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
Actions to take after ENV is issued by Traffitech-Gh
Motorists are advised to stay calm when an ENV is issued and are not necessarily required to appear in court. However, motorist can contest within 14-days if they have challenge about the offence via any regional MTTD police station and take further actions from there.
The first action motorists are required to take is to review and verify the notification in correspondence to their vehicle registration details and offence violated.
After fully reviewing the notification and sure of the offence, motorists can then proceed to make payment via the official payment platforms put in place by the Ghana Police Service.
Moreover, motorist have 14-days advance to pay for their offence fines violated to avoid any penalty.
Traffitech-Gh fines and how motorist can pay?
Violated fines can be paid through Official government’s payment platform or Traffitech-Gh Official payment platform.
Debit or credit cards, mobile money services such as MTN, Telecel and Tigo, short codes *222# and *710*0# are available payment options to use to complete the payment.
Additional key points to note about Traffitech-Gh
Vehicle owners must always complete ownership records and is updated any moment they decide sell their vehicle.
This will help you to escape any traffic fines or bear any legal responsibility for offence when the vehicle is in use on public roads.
Visiting Drivers and Vehicle Licensing authority to take this action can save you some few bucks and violated offence after your vehicle is been sold.
To be precise, always make sure your vehicle records are updated to the new owners’ details after it’s been sold.
Besides, if incase your vehicle or license plate is stolen, quickly report to any nearby GPS-MTTD, DVLA and your vehicle insurance company. A written police report will be issued to you and can be use to content online. But you need to take note that, it should state that the vehicle or license plate is stolen and before the traffic offence occurred.
Motorists are also ensured to take proactive step by making sure their vehicle insurance policy is up-to-date to any provisional electronic notice.
Moreover, motorists are to take not that all Traffitech-Gh fines should be paid directly via the official channel and should never perform any transaction to a private account, personal number or a police officer in cash.
All automated traffic offences and fines are specified in the Ninth and Thirteenth Schedules of the Road Traffic Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2519).
Vehicles covered by Traffitech-Gh
Traffitech-GH applies to Ghanaian-licensed drivers and locally registered vehicles.
Traffitech-Gh covers a wide range of vehicles using Ghana’s public roads, including private cars, commercial buses, motorcycles, tricycles (aboboyaa), taxis, trotros, ride-hailing vehicles, and haulage trucks.
Besides, foreign-registered vehicles and ECOWAS plates who offend traffic rules are been enforced and processed separately.
Conclusion
Traffitech-GH will play a major role in promoting safer roads, save lives, smarter vehicle management and more connected future.
But further education should be given to road users for better understanding of the rules and this can be done right from the Vehicle and License Registration Centers before motorist license and vehicle registration details are issued.
Together we can make our roads safer and transportation smarter. Stay informed, stay responsible, and embrace the future of mobility.