{"id":112754,"date":"2026-01-26T18:52:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T18:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=112754"},"modified":"2026-01-26T18:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T18:52:33","slug":"penalty-fine-for-overloaded-trucks-to-increase-to-gh%c2%a250000-from-gh%c2%a25000-roads-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=112754","title":{"rendered":"Penalty fine for overloaded trucks to increase to GH\u00a250,000 from GH\u00a25,000 \u2013 Roads Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has said the government was revising regulations to increase the penalty for overloaded trucks from GH\u00a25,000 to GH\u00a250,000.<\/p>\n

The minister described the current fine as too low to serve as a deterrent to offenders.<\/p>\n

Speaking in an interview with GTV on Monday, January 26, Mr Agbodza said the existing maximum penalty does not reflect the cost of damage caused to roads by overloaded vehicles.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou cannot have a penalty of GH\u00a25,000 when the damage you are doing is GH\u00a250,000. You have to increase the penalty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The minister explained that the current axle load enforcement regime applies graduated penalties based on how much a vehicle exceeds the legal weight limit.<\/p>\n

He said fines rise as overloading increases, but added that even the highest penalty under the present system fails to discourage the practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe penalty is not a deterrent. The cost of the penalty is lower than the cost of overloading,\u201d Mr Agbodza said.<\/p>\n

He said the government is revising the legislative instrument governing axle load control to allow for a higher penalty.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are revising the instrument so that the penalty will be GH\u00a250,000,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Agbodza also said tougher measures are being considered for repeat offenders, including the seizure of vehicles used to breach the law.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are a repeat offender, we will confiscate the vehicle. We are going to make it tough,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Roads and Highways Ministry has repeatedly identified overloading as a major cause of rapid road deterioration, arguing that the practice accelerates pavement failure and increases maintenance costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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