Oct 28, 2026
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Motorists with unpaid traffic tickets could be barred from renewing vehicle documents and driver's licences, with more than 39,000 tickets outstanding.
Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, said on his Issues in the News programme that measures are being put in place to address the backlog.
He cited figures from Traffic Chief Mahendra Singh showing the Guyana Police Force issued 88,332 tickets, of which 49,326 were paid. That means 56 per cent were settled and 44 per cent remain unpaid.
Nandlall said vehicles with unpaid tickets could be denied renewal of road licences and certificates of fitness, while people named on tickets could be prevented from renewing their driver's licences.
"So unpaid tickets will not go without consequences," he said.
He added that he had discussed with the Traffic Chief widening the category of offences that can be dealt with by ticket. He urged police officers to issue tickets instead of detaining motorists and their vehicles where a ticket can adequately address the alleged offence.
Nandlall warned that officers who unlawfully detain people or their vehicles commit a criminal offence and a civil wrong, and are "liable to be sued and charged."
