Most motorcycles, ‘motorkings’ unregistered
About 90 per cent of motorcycles and ‘motorkings’ being used in the country are unregistered, uninsured or both, a survey has revealed.
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This bad practice is prevalent in the three northern regions and the Volta Region where motorcycles and motorkings are mostly used.
The Commissioner of Insurance, Ms Lydia Lariba Bawa, disclosed this when the National Insurance Commission (NIC) presented a dummy cheque for GH¢100,000 to the Ghana Police Service (GPS) to support the police in discharging their duties as far as motor traffic regulations and motor insurance are concerned.
The insurance industry took a decision in March, this year to contribute GH¢25, 000 to the police every month as part of its contribution to the service.
The GH¢100,000 covers March to June this year.
Law enforcement
Although the use of motorbikes as commercial transport has been banned, Ms Bawa said, that business was being carried out and even motorkings, which are special motorbikes with buckets for carrying goods, were being used to carry passengers.
Considering the fact that insurance companies relied on police reports to pay motor claims, Ms Bawa appealed to the Police Service to streamline its processes to ensure that the police reports were issued as quickly as possible.
“Obtaining a police report for the purposes of insurance is a major headache for many claimants pursuing insurance claims. Even insurance companies often do not have it easy getting a police report,” she stated.
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Ms Bawa, therefore, appealed to the police to enforce the road traffic regulations and laws relating to motor insurance such as the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act 1958 NO.42; the Road Traffic Act 2004 (Act 683) and Road Traffic Regulation 2180, 2012.
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The Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Ahmed Alhassan, who received the cheque on behalf of the service, expressed gratitude to the NIC and gave an assurance that the Police Service would work extensively to ensure that the road traffic regulations were enforced to the letter.
He, therefore, called for effective collaboration between the two institutions.