Driver’s licence to be suspended as Govt cracks down on unpaid speeding tickets

President Dr Irfaan Ali announced on Wednesday evening that drivers deemed “top offenders” for unpaid tickets will have their licences suspended within 48 hours.
The Head of State revealed that so far, approximately 42,000 tickets have been issued through the Automated Speed Ticketing System under the Safe Road Intelligent System (SRIS).
To date, only about 10,000 of those have been paid.
In this regard, President Ali announced that in addition to having their licences suspended, “top offenders” who have failed to pay their fines will also have their names and photos published in the newspaper.
The President emphasised that “the systems we’re building must bring the results we want from them.”
Earlier this month, Traffic Chief Assistant Commissioner Mahendra Singh had revealed that for the year so far, 21 drivers’ licences were suspended for varying offences.
Speeding continues to be a major offence, with some road users clocking levels as high as 180 km/h, the Traffic Chief disclosed during the Christmas Policing Plan launch.
There are currently 26 locations across the country where the speed cameras are active.
For the year so far, approximately 32,768 cases were made for speeding, from both the manual ticketing process and the e-ticketing system. Moreover, some 1428 driving under the influence of alcohol cases were recorded.
Meanwhile, President Ali has announced that before the end of the year, vehicles belonging to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) will be equipped with tracking technology to ensure their activities are recorded and monitored.
Additionally, Minister of Home Affairs Oneidge Walrond last evening issued a warning to police officers who have tint on their personal vehicles, in noncompliance with the law.
“Any rank who has tint on their private motor vehicle that does not comply with the regulations and who does not possess a valid tint permit must remove the tint immediately,” the Minister stated in a social media post.
“Ranks are further advised that no tint is to be reinstalled unless an approved tint permit has been formally applied for and granted. Let it be clearly understood that the law applies to everyone equally. Those empowered to enforce the law must be the first to uphold it. Failure to comply will result in disciplinary action, without exception,” she noted.