THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) sought the cooperation of government agencies with regard to the registration of delinquent vehicles, and at the same time pushed for the strict implementation of the “No Registration, No Travel” policy.
LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor Mendoza II has ordered all LTO regional directors to coordinate with government agencies in their respective areas of jurisdiction concerning the renewal of their respective motor vehicles with expired registration.
Part of the order is for the LTO regional directors to consult with these government agencies and come up with a consolidated list of delinquent vehicles under the agencies’ name to determine which vehicles are already unusable, and those which are still in use but with expired registration.
“We have around 24.7 million delinquent vehicles and some of them are registered under various government agencies. We are seeking the assistance of these government agencies for the renewal of the registration of the delinquent vehicles under their respective offices,” said Mendoza.
“I am hoping that magkakatulungan kami tungkol dito dahil ito ay patungkol sa kaligtasan ng bawat road users sa ating bansa,” he added.
Also on Sunday, November 19, Mendoza called on owners of motor vehicles with expired registration to register in the soonest possible time as the agency starts the strict implementation of “No Registration, No Travel Policy.”
Mendoza said he already directed all LTO officials across the country to start fielding its enforcers to implement the policy in order to compel owners of around 24.7 million motor vehicles, mostly motorcycles, to renew their registration.
He said the LTO already started coordinating with other law enforcement agencies for the policy’s strict implementation.
The directive was based on the instruction of Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista to strictly implement Republic Act 4136, or the Land Transportation and Traffic Act, especially Section 5 which states the compulsory registration of all motor vehicles.
“This provision clearly states that no motor vehicle shall be used, driven or operated on the roads without being currently registered with the LTO,” said Mendoza.
He explained that the registration of motor vehicles comes with routine checks on the road worthiness of to ensure the safety of all road users.
Last week, Mendoza disclosed that around 65 percent of the motor vehicles in the country are classified as delinquent, or those whose owners either failed or deliberately refused to have their motor vehicles registered.
The figure came after a review of the financial status of the LTO in a bid to come up with reform measures to increase the revenues for the national government.
The same data revealed that the government already lost around P37 billion from uncollected payments for the 24.7 million vehicles which are not registered for at least one year.
“Hindi pa kasama dito yung mga hindi pa nagpapa-renew ng rehistro ng sasakyan ng less than a year so kailangan talaga nating tutukan ito dahil ang pagpaparehistro ng sasakyan ay isang obligasyon ng mga motor vehicle owners,” said Mendoza.
“Kaya nananawagan tayo sa ating mga kababayan na may expired na motor vehicle registration na huwag ng hintayin na mahuli pa ng ating mga enforcers dahil mas malaking abala ito sa inyo. Titiyakin din natin na gagawa tayo ng mga hakbang para ma-obliga ang mga delinquent motor vehicle owners na ito na magpa-rehistro dahil usapin ito ng road worthiness ng sasakyan at seguridad ng lahat ng road users,” he added.