LTO Cancels Penalty on Late Vehicle Registration

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

DAGUPAN CITY – Up to three months moratorium is given by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to vehicle owners before they are penalized for their late registration, according to its Regional Director in Region-1.

“Due to the pandemic iyong mga tao hindi makalabas ng bahay kaya minabuti namin na hindi muna e - penalize iyong hindi nakapag rehistro. Inatras namin ng dalawa o tatlong buwan iyong palugit bago makapag rehistro iyong tao,” disclosed to this newspaper by Director Teofilo “Jojo” Guadiz, III.

TRANSPORT HONCHOS from left of photo is Land Transportation Office's Region-1 Director Teofilo "Jojo" Guadiz, III and Lingayen, Pangasinan LTO Chief Aileen O. Peteros.

Lingayen, Pangasinan LTO chief Aileen O. Peteros, whose office services various towns, said that registrants can save P230 to the new policy implemented by the LTO since January this year.

In the P2,430 being paid yearly by vehicle owner, the transportation office got rid of the P200 surcharge for late registration, P169 computer fee, and the P50's sticker.

“Itong O.R na na na re-receive na printed in coupon band pero may bar code,” she cited about the shift from the blue official receipt (O.R) to the white but with a bar code.

She said the P169 computer fee and the P50 sticker have just been implemented lately.

The new policy of the LTO on the cancellation of the surcharge and other fees on the errant registrants and those law abiding citizens can mitigate the negative perception since time immemorial to the public of the office known for its perceived corruption, divisive stance, and incompetence.

One of the examples of these are the non issuance of the plate numbers and the brouhaha brought by the private motor vehicle inspection centers (PMVIC).

Aside from the three months’ moratorium, Regional Director Guadiz exhorted the owners and drivers to attend the seminars sponsored by his office in the four provinces’ Region-1.

“Lahat ngayon kumukuha ng lisensiya ay hinihikayat namin na umatend ng seminar. Kasi dumarami ang aksidenti sa atin. Para naman mabawasan ang aksidenti dapat may mga road safety seminars,” he told this newspaper in the vernacular.

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