Scrap ‘unfair’ towing levy – Tarzan urges Akufo-Addo

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Paapidi 6 years ago

Why is this foolish intellectual is always in the way of good ideas? How else does think this towing initiative will be financed? Motorists must pay for it. PERIOD! For example, in the USA all insured motorists pay uninsured ...
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Why is this foolish intellectual is always in the way of good ideas? How else does think this towing initiative will be financed? Motorists must pay for it. PERIOD! For example, in the USA all insured motorists pay uninsured motorist insurance built into their premiums.
This helps in paying for people that get hurt by uninsured automobiles. Wireko Brobbey claims to be a policy expert and must know that certain policies, however crude they may seem are still beneficial to society. Can he count the thousands of people killed because their vehicle slammed into a parked vehicles, especially on our highways?
ROGUE LAWYER 6 years ago

you are making mockery of yourself and the government of ghana to international thinking world.
we all know how it is done internationally , that towing is not mandatory ,it is a package in your insurance premium , so if y ...
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you are making mockery of yourself and the government of ghana to international thinking world.
we all know how it is done internationally , that towing is not mandatory ,it is a package in your insurance premium , so if you want to implement such a policy in this modern tech world with this type of barbaric thinking , you just expose yourself to the international community that your are bankrupt in ideas when it comes of policy implementation.

nobody in the international community will take Akuffu Addo serious when it comes of suggestions and implementations of ideas.
it is very bad image to the president and his government , that either you are not sound minded president, or you want to steal from your people.which in international peers of him would see him as untrusted person of shallow minded.

sometimes you may think you are defending it, but you might be damaging the image of the president and unwise person
Prince Charles 6 years ago

Mr. Rogue lawyer, what you are saying is not accurate; towing is never part of ones insurance premium. It is third party liability that is added to ones insurance policy so that if you have an accident with somebody who is n ...
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Mr. Rogue lawyer, what you are saying is not accurate; towing is never part of ones insurance premium. It is third party liability that is added to ones insurance policy so that if you have an accident with somebody who is not driving without insurance and the insurance is no fault of yours, part of the premium you pay goes toward technically insuring the uninsured driver. Such surcharge has nothing to do with towing. Everybody is responsible for their own towing fees. Dr. Brobbey is very right in his assertion. This is an unwise decision that is going to just line some peoples' pockets. I will not and should not be responsible for somebody's towing.
ROGUE LAWYER 6 years ago

your last sentences shown that ,you agree it is unwise decision from the government.

i said and you must underline the package in the insurance premium.

your last sentences shown that ,you agree it is unwise decision from the government.

i said and you must underline the package in the insurance premium.
Osei-Kofi 6 years ago

Its either you don't live in the united states or you live in the USA and don't have a car. Every car owner in the USA is responsible for paying their own car towing fees. That's the reason why a company like AAA does exist. ...
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Its either you don't live in the united states or you live in the USA and don't have a car. Every car owner in the USA is responsible for paying their own car towing fees. That's the reason why a company like AAA does exist. No wonder your name is Rogue.
ROGUE LAWYER 6 years ago

so tell me , if it is mandatory under the DVLA in the USA?, do you also know the incentives packages if one register with a towing club ?
you seemed missing the focus point of the problem,
what we are saying is that towing ...
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so tell me , if it is mandatory under the DVLA in the USA?, do you also know the incentives packages if one register with a towing club ?
you seemed missing the focus point of the problem,
what we are saying is that towing must be registered with a private company with other incentives like one night hotel room etc , or you pay when you called for their services.
what the government intend to do is illegal to the test of law, because you cannot jail me if a refuse to pay for it, so the idea of making it mandatory under DVLA together with the ROAD wealthy certificate failed flat before principle of fairness . The action of the government is like bullying the people to dance your music like it or not , you must do it . that type of mindset has no place in democratic elected governance .

you must stop bullying the people for selfish gains
OBREMPONG 6 years ago

Dr WIREKO BROBBEY, try to bring life and
DECENCY to GHANA. You have roamed in
the WORLD, and to bring something lively
to your COUNTRY. UNATTENDED, and
BREAKDOWN VEHICLES on HIGHWAYS and
other PUBLIC PLACE ...
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Dr WIREKO BROBBEY, try to bring life and
DECENCY to GHANA. You have roamed in
the WORLD, and to bring something lively
to your COUNTRY. UNATTENDED, and
BREAKDOWN VEHICLES on HIGHWAYS and
other PUBLIC PLACES TAKE HUMAN TOLLS,
and by punishing OFFENDERS will reduce
HUMAN and PROPERTY LOSSES. Please
DR BROBBEY bring life to GHANA.
Prince Charles 6 years ago

Mr USA, we are talking about towing fees, not vehicle insurance; two things all together. In your USA, people whose vehicles are towed are responsible for paying for the tows and not the motoring population. Those who belon ...
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Mr USA, we are talking about towing fees, not vehicle insurance; two things all together. In your USA, people whose vehicles are towed are responsible for paying for the tows and not the motoring population. Those who belong to AAA and pay yearly fees of $40 get their vehicles towed for free, but that is up to a certain mileage; anything more than say three miles gets surcharged per mile as extra. I don't know if you ever drive in the USA, but if you do, nobody asks you to pay for a towing fee if you do not need a tow.
Chuks, Nima 6 years ago

You are a big liar; no such tax exists anywhere in the U.S. Vehicle owners are free to subscribe with their choice of towing service provider. If I live in Tamale and my car breaks down at Nsawam, where is the towing service ...
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You are a big liar; no such tax exists anywhere in the U.S. Vehicle owners are free to subscribe with their choice of towing service provider. If I live in Tamale and my car breaks down at Nsawam, where is the towing service going to tow my car to? To my house, to the workshop (who determines where I send my car for repairs?, and who knows when I'll have money to do the repairs? to a parking lot? This is another clandestine means by which this government intends taxing the people dry. We already have AU tax. And which motorcycle broke down and got abandoned by the wayside that caused any accident? What a bunch of thieves parading our streets as political leaders!!!
Kpapko 6 years ago

Don't confuse towing violation with vehicle insurance.
I don't believe the practice is different in the rest of the advanced countries.
I also don't think some of you understand this tow fee.

Don't confuse towing violation with vehicle insurance.
I don't believe the practice is different in the rest of the advanced countries.
I also don't think some of you understand this tow fee.
gene 6 years ago

IN USA police have contracts with towing companys and ambulance...If you are in accident or abondon your car or truck..They will call their contracted company and tow to impound yard and pay daily storage fee's if you don't c ...
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IN USA police have contracts with towing companys and ambulance...If you are in accident or abondon your car or truck..They will call their contracted company and tow to impound yard and pay daily storage fee's if you don't call another company first
Kwame 6 years ago

Mr Paapidi, where in the U.S that when your car breaks down the government will tow it free for you and spread the costs among all motorists?
The idea of towing breakdown vehicles from the road is very good but the owners o ...
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Mr Paapidi, where in the U.S that when your car breaks down the government will tow it free for you and spread the costs among all motorists?
The idea of towing breakdown vehicles from the road is very good but the owners of such broken vehicles must pay the costs of towing. That will deter owners of road unworthy vehicles to think before they put such vehicles on the road.
Sylvanus Agbemenyah 6 years ago

This is not USA but Ghana!!! He might be foolish but analytically he is more intelligent than you on this topic. Why do we Ghanaians resort to insult on any issue that comes out for intellectual debating. We must learn to be ...
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This is not USA but Ghana!!! He might be foolish but analytically he is more intelligent than you on this topic. Why do we Ghanaians resort to insult on any issue that comes out for intellectual debating. We must learn to be very civilized and matured in our daily interaction with each other. Show some respect to his age if not for the credentials he holds.
ROGUE LAWYER 6 years ago

All meaning Ghanaians must come together to resist this greedy government on this implementation
towing could not and cannot be a mandatory.
you can make the service available and you pay when they offered you a service.
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All meaning Ghanaians must come together to resist this greedy government on this implementation
towing could not and cannot be a mandatory.
you can make the service available and you pay when they offered you a service.
i dont need a towing car , or their service as a motorist so why should i pay for it as mandatory ?

when do you saw a motorcycle broken down in the mid of road to cause accident, hence must pay mandatory towing fees ?
contracting a private man to import those heavy towing trucks into the country means a private business , and you cannot force the people to do business with a private company as mandatory.
where ist written in our constitution that the government have those powers to force the people to do business with a private company as mandatory , failure to do so - 3months prison baam ? judge it for yourself , who is now the real INCOMPETENT ?
Chicken George 6 years ago

Mr Rogue Lawyer, the insurance companies that you pay your mandatory auto insurance to, are they private or public companies?
If you understand the concept of insurance, then why can't you understand this simple policy too? ...
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Mr Rogue Lawyer, the insurance companies that you pay your mandatory auto insurance to, are they private or public companies?
If you understand the concept of insurance, then why can't you understand this simple policy too? Think about the thousands that die on our roads due to broken down stationary vehicles!!
ROGUE LAWYER 6 years ago

you are not making any sense, 1.Insurance companies are private ,and you can join any of them at your own wish

2.it is not mandatory to register only with the SIC

3.This mandatory towing fees is not the same as insuran ...
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you are not making any sense, 1.Insurance companies are private ,and you can join any of them at your own wish

2.it is not mandatory to register only with the SIC

3.This mandatory towing fees is not the same as insurance- eg if the insurance company refused to do their obligations i have the rights to sue them for a redress and change the company at anytime of my wish , that is why it is not mandatory.

4.tell my rights if the towing service refused to tow my broken car and for the fear of theft i organised it my self ?

5. what happen to my rights if in the process of towing the car it gots damaged ? this is the reason why it suppose to be implemented and supervised by insurance companies that if anything happened in the process they must pay the cost

if you want to do a national policy implementations , dont be selfish, because all these above questions are going to happen in the process of duty so you must get your facts right before starting it.

it is very bad and it must be told .
Paapidi 6 years ago

Your little understanding of this issue makes you a bogus lawyer.

Your little understanding of this issue makes you a bogus lawyer.
ROGUE LAWYER 6 years ago

but you have said nothing,

i want to know from you

1.why should i pay for a service i have not call for ?

2. what are my rights just in the process of towing it damages my car ?

3.what are my rights after paid f ...
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but you have said nothing,

i want to know from you

1.why should i pay for a service i have not call for ?

2. what are my rights just in the process of towing it damages my car ?

3.what are my rights after paid for it and call for the service , which they did not offer ?

and tell me the danger of a motor cycle which could be push out from the road should also pay mandatory towing fees ?
Prince Charles 6 years ago

This is an attempt to rob the motoring population; it is not a wise decision and I for one will be ready to go to court to challenge it. You cannot ask people to pay for something that has nothing to do with them. If your v ...
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This is an attempt to rob the motoring population; it is not a wise decision and I for one will be ready to go to court to challenge it. You cannot ask people to pay for something that has nothing to do with them. If your vehicle breaks down and you leave it on the road and it gets towed, you are on your own. It must be towed to a pound and surcharged on daily basis until a certain period and when you fail to claim it, it should be auctioned off to defray the cost of the tow plus storage. Asking the public to pay for somebody's recklessness is madness, crazy, unwise and akin to day light robbery.
Kpapko 6 years ago

Do these Gov. officials deserve the pay they are getting for work? Who did this towing analysis before it was publicly announced?

Do these Gov. officials deserve the pay they are getting for work? Who did this towing analysis before it was publicly announced?
ROGUE LAWYER 6 years ago

it was a corrupt breed of eggs within the corridors of Akuffu Addo , who are selfish only to their gains, that blinded them to think holistically to make it affordable and implementable.

why is DVLA changing the drivers li ...
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it was a corrupt breed of eggs within the corridors of Akuffu Addo , who are selfish only to their gains, that blinded them to think holistically to make it affordable and implementable.

why is DVLA changing the drivers license at the cost of the holder ? something the holder had not requested for ?
Prince Charles 6 years ago

I wonder. What is the point in changing the drivers license? If they have to change it, then those who already have their licenses must be made to just exchange the old for the new one, period. Asking people to go pay again ...
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I wonder. What is the point in changing the drivers license? If they have to change it, then those who already have their licenses must be made to just exchange the old for the new one, period. Asking people to go pay again for a new license is crazy. Tomorrow somebody too will come and say they want to change the drivers license and we will have to go pay for a new one again. Ghanaians wanted change, and change they are getting.
Prince Charles 6 years ago

They know very well what they are doing. Somebody stands to pocket receipts from this unconstitutional policy, and we should not stand for it. It is madness gone amock.

They know very well what they are doing. Somebody stands to pocket receipts from this unconstitutional policy, and we should not stand for it. It is madness gone amock.
tegare 6 years ago

so who are the owners and shareholders in this private towing company.
this is corruption of the highest order. so designed to make it seem its beneficial to the people. the people must rise against it.

so who are the owners and shareholders in this private towing company.
this is corruption of the highest order. so designed to make it seem its beneficial to the people. the people must rise against it.
ROGUE LAWYER 6 years ago

greedy politicians would always pretend to have forgotten - that bad, untransparent and government selfish centered implementations of policies also scared investors.

greedy politicians would always pretend to have forgotten - that bad, untransparent and government selfish centered implementations of policies also scared investors.
gene 6 years ago

as many as business can support

as many as business can support
Safowaa 6 years ago

Paapidi I agree with u becos lots of pple die just becos of left over vehicles on our streets. Most of Our roads hear in Ghana are bad and one cannot predict when there will be a break down. Paying an amount per year, getting ...
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Paapidi I agree with u becos lots of pple die just becos of left over vehicles on our streets. Most of Our roads hear in Ghana are bad and one cannot predict when there will be a break down. Paying an amount per year, getting a toll free number to call at any point in time for your vehicle to be towed I think isn't bad.If i have to pay 20 cedis for my car to be towed from Nsawam to Accra to prevent others from dying why not. Plz let's all consider this from a good angle. My Aunt died from Kumasi to Accra becos their bus bumped into a rejected truck which could have been prevented.
GOOD FATHER 6 years ago

IS THIS MAN OK.LOOK HOW PEOPLE DIE EVERY DAY DUE TO WRONG PARKING .

IS THIS MAN OK.LOOK HOW PEOPLE DIE EVERY DAY DUE TO WRONG PARKING .
Kwame 6 years ago

GOOD FATHER, you don't seem to get the message. He's not against towing broken vehicles from the road. If your car breaks down you pay for the towing costs. Compulsory levying the costs of towing for all motorist is bad idea.

GOOD FATHER, you don't seem to get the message. He's not against towing broken vehicles from the road. If your car breaks down you pay for the towing costs. Compulsory levying the costs of towing for all motorist is bad idea.
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gene 6 years ago

In USA towing is private business...If gov. want it done they give contract to a company to do it for 1 year a fixed rate!....This is why they are no private sector jobs in Ghana

In USA towing is private business...If gov. want it done they give contract to a company to do it for 1 year a fixed rate!....This is why they are no private sector jobs in Ghana

Scrap ‘unfair’ towing levy – Tarzan urges Akufo-Addo

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