No ban on Toyota Voxy yet. Amaliba sets the record straight: a proposal isn’t policy, and consultations are still rolling.
Abraham Amaliba, the Director-General of the NRSA, has made it clear that there is no official ban on Toyota Voxy vehicles. He said that recent reports were based on a presentation by a technical committee and not a final policy decision. He said that the 12-member committee, which was led by Godwin Kafui Ayetor from KNUST and included representatives from DVLA, Toyota Ghana, and the Ghana Standards Authority, suggested steps like limiting Voxy vehicles to use within the city, enforcing a ban on right-hand drive imports under current law, cracking down on the wrong use of private number plates, and stopping illegal vehicle conversions. However, he stressed that more consultations are still going on with important institutions like Customs and the Police MTTD before any directive is given. Amaliba said he agrees with the results, but he stressed that there is no total ban. He said that current vehicles will not be banned, but current rules may still be enforced. He also said that transport operators have turned down the proposals, but that enforcement and regulatory actions are still being thought about. These could include possible penalties for illegal conversion garages and closer monitoring of inter-city transport routes.
