The National Insurance Commission (NIC) in collaboration with its partner the Ghana Police Service has embarked on an exercise to inspect the insurance status of vehicles within the northern regional capital, Tamale.
The exercise which was also aimed at sensitizing drivers on the need to insure their vehicles and be mindful of fake insurance, also saw the commission scrutinizing every vehicle encountered and checking their insurance status from the National Insurance database.
In an interview with FiilaNews, the area Manager of the National Insurance Commission (NIC), Mr. Joseph Akanlagm indicated that the inspection exercise which begun since Tuesday, 23 March,2021 in various districts, will continue to ensure various motorist are well sensitized in carrying out the mandate of insuring their vehicles.
He further indicated that though some drivers have issued their registration certificates to show their status, its unavailability on the system may mean the information is yet to be migrated onto the database.
On vehicles who also bear fake registration stickers, Mr. Akanlagm noted that some investigations will be carried out and the culprits brought to book if found guilty.
The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has so far recorded over 78,000 newly insured vehicles as of February 17, since it implemented the Motor Insurance Database (MID).
The MID was implemented on January 1, 2020, and is providing a centralized system from which security agencies and the general public including passengers of vehicles can check the validity of vehicle insurance instantaneously.
The checks can be done through the use of a mobile phone, receipt of acknowledgement of transaction via a text message or by scanning a QR code on the insurance sticker by the Police MTTD.
Source:Fiilafmonline/ShawanaYussif
