Baku:The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has announced plans to auction vehicles of motorists who fail to pay charges for the removal of their broken-down vehicles from dangerous locations. Abraham Amaliba, the Director-General of NRSA, emphasized that the authority will remove such vehicles to ensure road safety, regardless of the owners' subscription to the mandatory towing service.
According to Ghana Web, Amaliba warned that vehicle owners who do not settle the towing charges after being contacted through the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) risk losing their vehicles. He stated that owners would be traced using vehicle registration records and given 21 days to respond before the vehicle is gazetted for sale and auctioned.
Amaliba also revealed plans for a mobile application designed to connect motorists with the nearest available towing company. This app aims to address issues where a subscribed towing service is unable to respond promptly due to distance. The application will function similarly to ride-hailing services like Uber, matching drivers with nearby towing operators.
The proposed system would allow towing companies to manage payment arrangements among themselves when a different operator than the subscribed provider responds to a breakdown. This initiative is part of a broader government effort to implement a new road safety policy aligned with the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 2025, targeting the dangers posed by broken-down vehicles on the roads.