Ban on Voxy Cars for Commercial Use: Read key findings by technical committee

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  • Kwame Angel 3 days ago

    If these are designed primarily as left hand drive vehicles, why allo them into the country at all? Even for personal use, these can be as dangerous to other road users. Ban, baby ban.

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  • AFRICANS MUST THINK A STEP AHEAD, NOT BACK 3 days ago

    All the nicely written book long text reveal a lack of critical analysis on the part of the authors. When at all will darkie wisen up? If we tell our white friends about how Ghanaian Mechanics at Kumasi Magazine and Accra Kok ...
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  • Yaw 3 days ago

    Your cocoa ase argument does not hold. You can’t depart from the certification of the manufacturer.

  • Capricorn 3 days ago

    All cars get accident, including Austin Martin, Lamborghini, Volvo and the rest. I see this ban on Voxy Cars as chea enviness. This's a sabotire of some individuals who couldn't withstand competition.

  • Cooon 2 days ago

    Even with free education see the brofo you write. Gyimi fou

  • @YAW 3 days ago

    Not only your name suggests that you hail from Tuobodom or environs. You simply do not match my knowledge level with your statement that is flatly false. Here is the information I picked from seconds ago on the question o ...
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  • Interesting 3 days ago

    The report calls complete removal of dashboard and requiring as complex? Lool … that’s not complex . Artisans are well experienced in ghana. I bought a 30 year 35 year old BMW, stripped it down to the bare chassis . Sorte ...
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  • Interesting 3 days ago

    …complete removal of dashboard and rewiring ***

  • SENIOR MAN 3 days ago

    Don’t mind them. Ghost cars are remodelled, complete with new wiring, gearbox, engine from a different car and put on the road. The African Brain discusses Lumba’s funeral and Afua Asantewaa’s divorce. Nkwaseafuor

  • The Spear 2 days ago

    Great!

    I also don't understand the mind behind saying the vehicles can be used by families but not passengers as if there's any difference between the two. Otherwise, are family members are aliens that won't die during ac ...
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  • Cooon 2 days ago

    You are a pig. Gyimi fou

  • Azure 3 days ago

    Ghanaians wait for death to occur before they come out to pretend as if they taking precautions. We someone sees something wrong going on and talks about it, that person becomes an enemy. No poor man in Ghana can buy those ca ...
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  • REBECCA 2 days ago

    why don't We allowed Right Hand steering Cars and stop the conversion? people can drive both left and right hand cars in many countries but why don't we train ourselves in doing the right things? if the conversion is the prob ...
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  • All die be die 3 days ago

    its not the car but the drivers . even tico can travel from Kumasi to Accra his much more boxy.

  • Apollo 3 days ago

    Africa is not developing because the educated fools are too many.

  • Opps 2 days ago

    @Apollo I tell you no lie. Only them knows everything. These same fools will blame the government when they fall victim

  • Agya Yaw 3 days ago

    Have you seen how stupid the Government Agencies are in Ghana we have Customs DVLA ,Police and all the institutions in place to check all this but wow they just wake up in the morning walk to their duty posts just to fill th ...
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  • Kwame 3 days ago

    I get your point. NPP man. No problem wai

  • Yaw 3 days ago

    So DVLA must be sued heavily for registering some of them commercial vehicles. Additionally, if the conversion from LHD to RHD was not certified, punitive damages must be applied !

  • Without ministerial approval 3 days ago

    So... who let 7000 plus cars in?

  • Akwasi 3 days ago

    A government which cannot build decent roads for it citizens and also enforce road safety regulations is quick to bank the use of a relatively decent car (compared to existing cars on the road)…because it causes accidents?
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  • FRANKIE 3 days ago

    Even okada is been allowed to carry nipa how much more this cars. Aban tan tan wei. Is this not better than ur motors? Sabi u need job for the boys. 3500 plus cars. Meaning 3.5+ drivers and car owners plus dependents. Asem se ...
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  • Atta 3 days ago

    Hahah. eeiii Ghanafo) paa dierr. We seem to complain about everything.

    Authorities have discovered that the car after registration and test on the roads, they are not fit for purpose and for that matter they should be ban ...
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  • Kwame Acheampong CTX 3 days ago

    Yes we must complain. This is another case of the government making laws, then not enforcing those laws then acting shocked when the results come in.
    This would be a non issue if the cars were not allowed into Ghana in the ...
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  • Yaw 3 days ago

    Your comprehension is low key. Recall is different from this issue. This is a case of remodifying without recertification. Do you how vehicles are certified before release for registration? Even the types of screws used must ...
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  • Uncle Ben 3 days ago

    This report is not fair and comprehensive enough. It is just a design to kick competition from these minivans in the transport industry.
    1. The report mentioned that the percentage of crashes involving toyota voxy is less t ...
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  • Mo ntie me. 3 days ago

    If this findings is anything to go by, then some state institutions like MTTD, Ghana Standard Authority etc must be sanctioned for sleeping on their jobs. If one looks at the number of lives and property lost, some officials ...
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  • Mark KL 2 days ago

    All the comments i read means a lot of people did not read the report but are quick to comment..They are not banned but should be limited to short distances.Even the manufacturer stated it in the car manual.

  • NDC NPP SAME DEVILy 2 days ago

    Book book. No vehicle even a travtor is suitable for commercial use in ghana. Is it only voxy that is getting accidents? Even bicycles all get accidents. Stop this stupidity immediately. Even yutong buses are not suitable for ...
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  • Wayo 2 days ago

    Mr. Amaliba and your committee will definitely take NDC to opposition. You have allowed more than 6000 of such cars and you are now complaining. Are we serious ? RhD to LhD doesn't cause a car to have accident. My nissan prem ...
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  • Kwame. Nkrumah 2 days ago

    And okada?

  • Dan 2 days ago

    Wondering who will travel on a motor tricycle ( pragyia) from say Accra to Kumasi!! They say they are banned from such long distances on our dangerous pot hole ridden death traps we call roads!! And what is wrong with that?? ...
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  • Lion 2 days ago

    The real problem is bad drivers on our roads

  • Roadrunner 2 days ago

    This is bullshit , the photo of the Voxy Car totally written off,is not the cars fault, the car can only go to where it's driven by the useless bloody driver....
    The Driver, was either drunk, on drugs
    Went to sleep at the w ...
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  • Yaw Manu 1 day ago

    WHERE WERE THE REGULATORY ORGANISATIONS?
    The findings on the use of Voxy cars in Ghana is in depth.The laws have been quoted to support the ban; the departments/regulatory organisations have been cited.
    1.Were these laws in ...
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  • Uncle Ben 1 day ago

    Why didn't the report mention the dangerous nature if our roads?
    How can you van a car from being used as commercial when DVRA has inspected, certified and registered them as such?
    The best the government should do is to ba ...
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  • Charles 1 day ago

    But why do we allow the conversion to go on for so long. There is something fundamentally wrong with the adherence and implementation of the laws in Ghana. Often there are no consequences for breaking the law hence the lawles ...
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