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The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced its decision to roll out a mandatory vehicle towing system, effective October 2022. According to General Secretary of the GPRTU, Godfred Abulbire, the initiative is to ensure the quick removal of faulty vehicles from roads.   In an interview with Daily …

Transport operators in the country say they are disappointed in the government for reducing fuel prices by just GHp15 per litre through the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s address on Thursday, March 24. The operators say the GHp15 will not change their decision to review transport fares but will also enable …

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced that commuters should expect an increment in transport fares.     According to the Head of the Union’s Communications, Abass Imoro, the decision is necessitated by the sharp surge in the price of fuel at the pumps. “When we came out …

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has suspended the intended strike which was to take effect on Monday (6 December) across the country.   A statement issued and signed by Godfred Abulbire, the general secretary of GPRTU, said, “the intended strike action which was scheduled to take effect today …

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has thrown its weight behind the proposal by the Association of Road Contractors to increase road tolls in the country. The Association of Road Contractors proposed an upward adjustment in road tolls to a minimum of GH¢2 for saloon cars as a bold …

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), has urged its members not to increase  fares until it concludes negotiations with the government at its upcoming meeting on Tuesday, November, 9 2021.   According to the Union, even though its talks with government to scrap some taxes and levies placed on …

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) says it would soon consider increments in transport fares should the current trend of fuel price increments continue. The union said, at the last increments of transport fares, they projected to last until December 2021 but the rate at which fuel products are …

Private commercial road transport operators and the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) have threatened to increase fares if government does not meet their demands to remove or reduce some taxes on petroleum products. The key stakeholders in the commercial road transport industry have expressed disappointment in the government “for …

Private road transport operators have announced that they will be adjusting transport fares in a few days. According to the Ghana Committed Drivers Association, Concern Drivers Association and True Drivers Union, the decision is because of the 3% increase in fuel prices on Sunday. “As a result of the 3% …

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has appealed to its members not to charge unapproved lorry fares as proposed by some private transport operators which takes effect on Monday, May 17, 2021. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Union, Abass Ibrahim Morro noted that leaders of the Union …