Ghana Police Service Launches Traffitech-GH to detect Traffic Offenses – Check More
Ghana Police Service Launches Traffitech-GH to detect Traffic Offenses – Check More
Ghana Police Service Launches Traffitech-GH to detect Traffic Offenses – Check More; The Ghana Police service and allied agencies have lauched an automated traffic enforcement system that will issue fines for road road traffic offenses using cameras. Fine notifications will be sent to the mobile phones of offending vehicle owners.
What is Traffitech-GH?
Traffitech-GH is an automated system developed by the Ghana Police Service to enforce road traffic laws and regulations to improve road safety in Ghana.
The system uses cameras and sensors to automatically take a picture and/or video of vehicles that flout road traffic laws and regulations such as speeding and jumping of redlight.
What are the Objectives/Benefits of Traffitech-GH?
Traffitech-GH seeks to increase compliance of road traffic laws and regulations to reduce road traffic
crashes, deaths and injuries.
How does Traffitech-GH Work?
Traffitech-GH will deploy fixed, mobile/in-vehicle and radar gun devices to capture, amongst others, speeding, and jumping redlight. Pictures and/or videos recorded of the Offence, are automatically transmitted to a back office, for validation and issuance of a notification by SMS to the vehicle owner for payment.
Other traffic Offences that will be enforced under Traffitech- GH are, expired road worthiness certificate, wrongful overtaking, non-use of seatbelts, use of mobile phones while driving, use of expired license, driving with an uninsured vehicle, abuse of siren, etc.
What happens when I receive a notication from Traffitech-GH?
Traffitech-GH notification will indicate the location, date, and time of the traffic Offence, as well as the vehicle
registration number, Offence description and payment amount and deadline.
Do I have to go to court if I receive a notification from Traffitech-GH?
No, you do not have to go to court unless to challenge your ticket. The clear photo and/or video evidence captured by Traffitech-GH confirms that you committed the offence.
All you need to do is to pay the fine specified on the ticket. days from the date of issuance of the notification. The
procedure for payment shall be specified in the notification.
How do I pay the Traffitech-GH fine?
Payment of Traffitech-GH fine can be made through Mobile Money, Online via www.Traffitech-Gh.gov.gh or
physically at any Bank within 14 days from the date of issuance of the notification. The Procedure for payment shall be specified in the notification.
What are the consequences of defaulting on the payment of Tratech-GH ?
You will pay an additional 1% penalty on the original Traffitech-GH fine for each day of default after the 14 days
allowable payment period.
Why should I get a violation notication for:
- A vehicle I do not own.
- vehicle I have sold.
- A vehicle that was stolen or used for joyriding.
- vehicle I own but do not drive.
Regulations 2012, LI 2180 as amended provides that violation notifications will be sent to the registered phone number of the owner of the violating vehicle.
If you are no longer the owner of the vehicle, you should have officially notified DVLA at time of selling your vehicle.
You remain legally responsible for violations committed with a vehicle registered in your name,
until the updated ownership status and telephone number change is registered by DVLA.
You are legally required to timely pay the fine specified in the violation notification.
Increased charges due to late fine payment remain your responsibility.
In the case of theft, the owner of the vehicle should have immediately reported to the Police.
The Camera that registered my violation did not correctly measure the speed of my vehicle.
I was not speeding.
All traffic enforcement devices that operate in Ghana under the auspices or on behalf of the MTTD are approved
and regularly verified for accuracy related aspects by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) based internationally accepted standards the vehicle should payment remain responsibility.
Where and how can I find a photo/video of the violation?
The data/photo/video evidence of your offense can be found online at www.Traffitech-Gh.gov.gh, under Ghana Police Service (MTTD/Traffitech-GH) after typing in your violation number and follow the prompts to review the photo/video evidence file of your violation.
There was no speed limit sign and I still got a violation notification for speeding.
How should I know the speed limit without a sign?
Speed Limit Signs have been installed at the beginning and selected locations of the road corridor.
Besides, Regulations 163 and 164 of Road Traffic Regulations have prescribed Speed Limits for all types of roads and vehicles in the country.
All valid driver’s License holdersare expected to know and comply with or without
installed road signs.
The absence of a physical warning sign does not invalidate your traffic violation.
There was no warning sign for the speed / red-light camera, do I have to pay the traffic fine? Some road stretches or intersections have warning signs announcing enforcement actions or equipment, others do not.
There is no legal obligation to announce MTTD traffic enforcement operations nor
equipment.
The absence of a warning sign does not invalidate your traffic
violation.
I do not agree to the offence (notification) and want to go to object in court.
What should I do?
Traffic Regulations 2012, LI 2180 as amended, you have the legal right to contest your violation.
However, you first need to pay the specified fine within 14 days after the issue date of the violation you
plan to contest.
After this 14-day period, you will no longer have the on-line option further made available processing. The MTTD office will get in touch with you for further instructions.
If you contest your violation and the court rules in your favour, your fine will be refunded to you within 14
days of presenting the court order to the authority or police office indicated on the court order.
“pay and contest” and will lose your legal right to contest your violation.
After your fine payment on the “pay and contest” screen you need to report to the MTTD Regional Offices
mad available for further processing. The MTTD office will get in touch with you for further instructions.
Why do I have to pay the traffic fine before the courts will hear my case?
Regulations, LI 2180, states:
Where a person issued with a ticket denies committing the offence, the person shall, first pay the fine within fourteen (14) days from the date of the issuance of the Ticket.
Can I check to see if there are outstanding fines on my vehicle I previously owned or I own?
Yes you can, just dial *220# and follow instructions to check outstanding fines.
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EMAIL: info@traffitech.gov.gh
PHONE/HELP DESK: 194
HELP DESK 2: 191
HELP DESK 3: 18555
Source’; Ghana Police Service info.
