Over 800 speeding tickets issued in 5 months – GPF

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has issued a total of 889 speeding tickets from January to May of 2025, according to Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken. The total includes tickets issued by the Automated Speed Ticketing System which was introduced in April 2025.

“The employment of the speed cameras, real time traffic monitoring and focus of the data driven interventions have significantly improved drivers’ compliance,” Hicken said during his address at the GPF’s 186th anniversary awards ceremony today.

In this regard, the Commissioner noted that there has been a 4% decrease in traffic accidents.

There were 745 accidents from January to June 2025 compared to 772 for the same period last year, according to a recent Demerara Waves article.

However, there has been an increase in fatalities, with 62 persons losing their lives in the first half of 2025 due to road accidents. The major causes, Traffic Chief Mahendra Singh said, are speeding and inattentiveness.

The e-ticketing system is part of the Safe Road Intelligent System (SRIS) Project, a collaborative effort between the Guyana Police Force and the National Data Management Authority (NDMA). It is powered by advanced speed cameras and radar speed signs connected to cloud-based infrastructure to detect and ticket speeding violations, ensuring seamless and fair enforcement of traffic laws.

Drivers can visit the “Find My Speed Ticket” portal available on the website https://guyanapoliceforce.gy/ticket/services/speed-ticket-offences/ where they can enter the ticket number, their taxpayer identification number or motor vehicle registration number to find out the status of any tickets that may have been issued to them.

Speeding or using a mobile phone while driving attracts a fine of $7,500 each time the offence is committed.

Additionally, failure to wear a seat belt is an offence which carries a fine of $7500 for 1st offender and $10,000 for second offender while dangerous driving is fined at $25,000–$50,000 for first offence; $75,000 or license suspension for repeat offenders.

Failure to pay the ticket, according to existing laws, could result in a drivers’ licence being disqualified until the payment is made.