TraffiTech-GH Explained: How Ghana's New Speed Cameras and Text Message Fines Work

Short answer: TraffiTech-GH is the Ghana Police Service's automated traffic enforcement system, run by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD). It went live on 1 November 2026 and starts with speeding at crash-prone spots. Cameras in police vehicles and on tripods record the offence, the MTTD checks the footage, and the registered owner of the vehicle gets an Electronic Notice of Violation by text message from the sender ID GPS-MTTD. You then have 14 days to pay on www.ghana.gov.gh (or by *222#) or to contest it.

What it catches

The first target is speeding, which the MTTD says causes about 60 per cent of road deaths and serious injuries. The speed limits on the Ghana Police Service TraffiTech-GH page are:

• 30 km/h near schools, markets and similar places
• 50 km/h in towns and built-up areas
• 90 km/h on highways
• 100 km/h on motorways

The system is built to cover more offences over time, including running red lights, not wearing a seatbelt, overtaking wrongly, an expired licence or roadworthy certificate, no insurance and misuse of sirens. It does not replace officers on the road: handheld radar guns are still in use, and police can still stop you for other offences.

How you get the notice

1. A camera in a police vehicle, on a tripod or at a fixed point records the vehicle.
2. The MTTD back office reviews and validates the footage before anything is sent.
3. The registered owner's phone number (from DVLA records) gets a text from GPS-MTTD with a ticket number, the vehicle number, the offence, the date, time and place, the amount and the deadline.
4. You check the evidence yourself on www.ghana.gov.gh by entering the ticket number.

If an officer stops you and records the offence on a handheld device, the notice can go to the driver directly.

The owner pays, even if someone else was driving

The notice goes to the person the vehicle is registered to, and that person stays liable until the DVLA records change. If you sold a car and the buyer never changed the ownership, the notices still come to you, so make sure the transfer is done.

Is this real or a scam?

TraffiTech-GH is real and official. But fake "traffic fine" texts have already been used to steal money: in February 2026 the police arrested seven people for sending fake fine notices with payment links. Read how to spot a fake TraffiTech-GH text before you pay anything.

More on TraffiTech-GH

• Where drivers reported cameras in Accra on day one
• TraffiTech-GH fines: how much and how to pay
• How to check or contest a notice (wrong car, sold car)
• Driver checklist for the new road rules

Last checked: 1 November 2026, the day TraffiTech-GH went live. Rules and amounts can change: the Ghana Police Service TraffiTech-GH page (police.gov.gh) and your own notice are the final word.