Police Speed Cameras Won’t Stay in One Place: What Drivers Should Know Before 1 October

A speed camera beside the road today may be somewhere else tomorrow. As Ghana prepares for full TRAFFITECH-GH enforcement from 1 October, ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng of the Ghana Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department has described mobile cameras that officers can move between roads with speeding problems, alongside cameras mounted in marked Police vehicles.

In an interview with Joy News, ACP Obeng said one type is a collapsible camera set up on a tripod at hazardous locations. Teams can deploy it during the day and move it as conditions demand. Another type travels in a marked Police vehicle along corridors where speeding is a concern. The idea is to make compliance a habit across the journey, rather than something drivers do only near a familiar fixed camera.

What can the cameras do?

The Police’s TRAFFITECH-GH guidance describes fixed, mobile or in-vehicle, and laser speed-measurement devices. A recorded incident is sent for review before an electronic notice is issued. The temporary tripod setup means a driver should not assume that a route without a permanent camera is unmonitored.

ACP Obeng’s remarks explain the mobility of the equipment; they do not establish that every vehicle on every road will be recorded, or give a published list of exact camera positions. His interview also mentions repeat offenders, but the supplied recording is unclear on some of the figures, so the applicable published rules matter more than a guessed number from the audio.

Which speed limit applies?

There is no single speed limit for all of Accra or every road in Ghana. The Police’s general guidance lists the following limits by setting:

Check the signs and the conditions on the particular stretch of road. The interview’s question mentioned 60 km/h in Accra, but it would be misleading to treat that as the limit across the capital. Slow down further where people are crossing, visibility is poor or traffic makes the posted maximum unsafe.

Can repeated speeding cost you your licence?

Paying a fine does not give a driver a pass to keep speeding. A published schedule of the 2026 road traffic regulations, prepared by a Ghana Police Legal and Prosecution officer, describes escalating sanctions for automated offences: 10 penalty units for the first three, 15 for the fourth and 20 for the fifth. It says a sixth offence within 24 months can result in court proceedings and a court-ordered suspension or revocation of the licence for at least 12 months, with retraining and retesting. Those are the schedule’s repeat-offence categories, not a claim that every first speeding ticket costs 20 penalty units or that a licence disappears automatically after one camera capture.

If you receive a notice, verify the sender as GPS-MTTD and use its ticket number to inspect the evidence at ghana.gov.gh. The Police say you may pay or begin a contest within 14 days. A genuine notice should not include a clickable payment link.

The practical check before 1 October: know the limit on the road you are using, watch for changes near pedestrians and keep your speed within it throughout the trip. A portable camera may move; the responsibility to drive safely travels with you.