The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has imposed sanctions on nine transport companies and unions for various offences.

The culprits are Express Transport, AY Transport, Dikyebu Transport, Ghana Express, KEK Transport, Nasara Transport, V3 Express, Commercial Transport Union and Vigilante Transport Union.

The authority imposed a total administrative penalty of GH₵ 462,000.00 and ordered an immediate suspension of operations against Express Transport and six other commercial road transport (passenger) companies for failing to comply with mandatory registration requirements and regulatory notices under the National Road Safety Regulations 2022 (L.I. 2468).

The authority, in a formal notice, recounts the failure of the affected entities to comply with repeated regulatory and compliance notices, necessitating the action.

The Director-General of NRSA, Abraham Amaliba, explains that, ‘The grace period to enforce the Authority’s mandate expired on March 30, 2025. The Authority is in an enforcement mode and will not bend the rules for anyone. The task of improving service quality begins with recognising which entities work within our operational space. These companies have chosen the path of non-compliance despite repeated notices, while some thirty (30) others have complied. We hope that this notice is loud enough for other entities yet to comply with the notice to register with the Authority as required by law.”

Each offending transport entity is liable to pay to the NRSA a monetary penalty of GH₵6,000 for non-registration and GH₵60,000 for non-compliance with lawful notices within fourteen (14) days.

Also, the offending transport companies have been directed to suspend their operations until they comply with the notices or face additional sanctions.

The NRSA Act and Regulations require that all commercial road transport operators (passenger and haulage), institutional transport units and departments, school bus services, ride-hailing firms, tyre service centres, and vehicle maintenance workshops must register with the Authority.

The regulation, which became enforceable on March 30, 2025, is part of efforts to improve accountability, service quality, and road safety standards across Ghana’s transport ecosystem.