The Deputy Industrial and Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Samuel Amoah, has warned drivers against increasing transport fares on their own without approval from the union. According to him, the GPRTU has established procedures for fare adjustments and will ensure that any approved increase is properly documented and communicated […]
The Deputy Industrial and Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Samuel Amoah, has warned drivers against increasing transport fares on their own without approval from the union.
According to him, the GPRTU has established procedures for fare adjustments and will ensure that any approved increase is properly documented and communicated to the public.
Speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem, Mr Amoah said the union keeps records of all previous fare adjustments and follows due processes before announcing new fares.
“For the past years, we have all our records. Whenever we are about to increase lorry fares, we put everything on paper, do things properly and keep records. We also display the new fares on social media, television and radio stations,” he said.
He explained that the public would be informed of the exact fares to be paid under any new adjustment to enable passengers to know the difference between the old and new rates.
“So when we display the new fares, every passenger will know how much they are supposed to pay under the new increment. They can also know the difference that has been added, and that is the record we will use to work,” he added.
Mr Amoah cautioned drivers against taking advantage of the proposed fare increase to charge passengers whatever amounts they want.
“So if you are a driver and you are increasing the fare on your own, immediately we get such information, we will deal with you. Now, it is about time we bring sanity to our transport sector,” he warned.
He said the union has made its contact numbers available to the public so passengers can report drivers who violate approved fares.
“We have displayed our contact numbers everywhere so passengers know those of us they can reach when they are having issues with any driver as far as the increment is concerned,” he said.
Mr Amoah therefore urged passengers to cooperate with the union by reporting any driver who charges unauthorised fares.
“We assure the passengers to help us so we can also help them. Then we can work together,” he added.
His comments come after the transport unions proposed a 30% increase in public transport fares and submitted a request to the Ministry of Transport for an adjustment to the existing fares.
The proposed increase has not yet taken effect, as the unions are awaiting engagement with the Ministry of Transport on the request.
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