Ghana Switches On TraffiTech-GH: Speed Cameras, Texted Fines and 14 Days to Pay

Ghana's TraffiTech-GH system began on Sunday, November 1, 2026 [1][2]. Police deployed officers and cameras across the country to catch speeding drivers [1][2]. Offenders will now get a fine notice by text, not a roadside stop [1][2].

The system is run by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department, known as the MTTD [1][2]. Cameras in police vehicles and on tripods film cars that break the speed limit [1][2]. The MTTD checks the film, then texts the car's registered owner [1][2]. The first phase targets speeding at crash-prone spots [2].

Key facts

Each notice comes from the sender GPS MTTD [1][2]. It links to video proof of the offence, with the date, time and place [1][2]. It also lists the car plate, the rule broken and the fine due [1]. Owners have 14 days to pay the fine or fight it in court [2].

The limits are 50 kilometres per hour in towns [1][2]. They are 90 on highways and 100 on motorways [1][2]. Speeding causes about 60 per cent of road deaths and serious injuries in Ghana [1]. That figure comes from ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng of the MTTD [1]. The MTTD sent over 70,000 warning notices from September 10 to October 31, 2026 [1]. That drive was meant to get the public ready [1].

Context

The digital system will run next to the old manual checks [2]. But the MTTD plans fewer roadside arrests for speeding caught by hand-held radar guns [2]. TraffiTech-GH targets speeding only [2]. It will not replace manual checks for other road offences [2]. Police can now gather proof in digital form [2]. They need not stop drivers, seize cars or take them to police stations and motor courts [2].

The launch has drawn protest from commercial transport operators [1][2]. They have threatened to halt services across the country from November 1, 2026 [1][2]. ACP Obeng said the MTTD talked to transport groups and ran public education first [2]. He said some operators back the digital plan [2]. It could spare drivers arrest and trips to police stations and courts [2]. He said the era of warnings is over [1]. Enforcement now falls under Regulation 242 on automated road offences and fines [1].

What happens next

What happens next will test the tech and the public mood [1][2]. Drivers will see if the texted notices arrive as promised [1][2]. They will also see if the operators' threatened halt goes ahead [1][2]. The MTTD says public education will go on [1]. But it warns drivers not to speed just because no officer is in sight [1].

Verified: 2026-11-01

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Sources: Citi Newsroom | 3News