LTMI Resumes Vehicle Registration
By Godgift Harris
The Liberia Traffic Management Incorporated (LTMI), has officially resumed full vehicle registration and licensing activities.
LTMI will commence the exercise on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, following a Supreme Court decision that reaffirmed the validity of its 2018 Concession Agreement with the government.
Deputy Information Minister for Public Affairs, Daniel O. Sando, made the disclosure at the ministry’s regular Tuesday press briefing in Monrovia.
Sando stated that, effective immediately, all vehicle registrations, driver’s license issuances and related services will now be “exclusively” handled by LTMI under the terms of the concession agreement.
These responsibilities, formerly managed by the Ministry of Transport (MoT), include, driver testing and certification, vehicle registration and license plate issuance, traffic ticket processing, parking management, and vehicle impoundment services.
“All citizens and residents are hereby advised to cooperate with LTMI as they take over these critical national functions,” Sando said.
According to him, “this transition represents a major step toward modernizing the country’s transport sector, and enhancing digital efficiency in public service delivery.”
The Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of the continuation of LTMI’s operations settling a protracted legal dispute between the company and the government.
The ruling effectively removed previous legal impediments and cleared the way for the full implementation of the concession agreement first signed in 2018.
As part of the implementation, LTMI service centers in Congo Town, and other sub-offices across the country, will begin processing new applications for driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations.
Sando said, licenses and registrations issued before July 16, 2025, will remain valid until their expiration dates.
He meanwhile, assured the public that no government employees currently involved in traffic-related services will lose their jobs, as the ministry has put measures in place to ensure the integration and security of existing workers in the new system.
“This is a government-led effort to improve service delivery and strengthen institutional accountability,” Sando noted.
“The collaboration between the MoT and LTMI will be critical in ensuring that the public experiences fast, transparent, and accessible services.”
Sando then called on the public, especially drivers and vehicle owners, to adhere to the new procedures and to work closely with LTMI for the successful rollout of the new system.
“This change is backed by law, supported by our courts, and in the best interest of national development,” he added.
The return of LTMI comes amid ongoing efforts by the Boakai administration to reform the country’s public sector,
reduce inefficiencies, and encourage private-sector involvement in national infrastructure and service delivery.