DVLA clears licence backlog, prints over 444,000 applications

Featured Oct - 12 - 2026 , 13:19 1 minute read The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority printed more than 444,000 licensing applications by the end of 2025 after introducing a 24-hour printing scheme to clear a backlog of unprinted driver's licence applications, some of which dated back to 2023.

He said the Authority has since secured an instant licence printing machine to begin the printing of driver's licences instantly for applicants whose records have been with the DVLA for at least six years and who need replacement.

The Chief Executive Officer of the DVLA, Julius Neequaye Kotey, disclosed this at a press briefing in Accra on Monday, October 12, explaining that the backlog existed at the time he assumed office.