Beginning July 18, 2017, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) will start issuing new biometric driver’s licences.

The introduction of this new licence, according to the Chief Executive Officer for the DVLA, Kwesi Agyeman Busia, is aimed at eliminating the cases of fake licences and middlemen from the system.

He explained that the new card will have enhanced security features which will make it difficult for miscreants to issue fake ones.

The new licence will contain a chip loaded with the holder’s biometric details.

“This will ensure that people who have made duplication an industry will have it extra difficult to duplicate the licences. It will be practically impossible as it will have enhanced security,” Mr Busia told reporters.