VEHICLE EMBOSSMENT ASSOCIATION FILES INJUNCTION TO RESTRAIN DVLA OVER PLANNED ROLLOUT OF NEW NUMBER PLATES

The Vehicle Embossment Association of Ghana (VEMAG) has filed an injunction at the High Court in Accra, seeking to restrain the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) from rolling out a digital or any new vehicle number plate registration system beginning January 2026.

The suit was filed by BEMENCO Embossment Ltd and 26 other plaintiffs, all members of the Vehicle Embossment Association of Ghana (VEMAG).

The injunction application was filed at the High Court on Monday (December 22, 2025), seeking to restrain the DVLA from introducing digitalised vehicle number plates or any new registration plates until the court determines the merits of the case.

They are also asking that the DVLA should be prevented from implementing any alternative arrangement for the embossment and supply of vehicle number plates outside the existing framework involving the plaintiffs.

The plaintiffs are arguing that DVLA had awarded both manufacturing and embossment contracts to a single entity, an act which they termed as unprecedented and contrary to established practice.

The VEMAG is seeking an order compelling the DVLA to continue engaging licensed embossers for 2026 and beyond.
VEMAG is also asking for costs, including solicitors fees, and any further reliefs the court may deem fit.
They also seek several reliefs from the court, including declarations that the DVLA’s refusal to allocate blank registration plates for 2026 is unlawful and a breach of contract.

They further allege that on October 27, 2025, the DVLA Chief Executive Officer informed members of the plaintiff association at a meeting that the Authority had awarded the contract for both the manufacture and embossment of number plates to one individual, Dr Nyarko Esumadu Appiah of Original Manufacturing and Embossment, also known as Daasebre.

According to VEMAG the DVLA still owes some of their members arrears for plates already produced.

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