LTO drive vs unregistered motor vehicles nets over 20K
Over 20,000 motor vehicles with expired registration documents were apprehended in July, according to the Land Transportation Office (LTO).
In a statement on Wednesday, the LTO said it caught a total of 20,089 motor vehicles during its operations that were conducted nationwide.
Motorcycles accounted for more than half of the apprehensions at 12,672, according to the agency, on top of 3,712 tricycles, 1,800 vans and 887 private sedans.
Adding to the total were 646 trucks and 253 sport utility vehicles, while the rest were passenger jeepneys and buses, the LTO reported.
Most of the motor vehicles last month were apprehended in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon), Cagayan Valley and Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) regions.
Requirement for release
LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II said that all of these vehicles would undergo roadworthiness checks before being returned to their owners.
At the same time, he stressed that motor vehicles must to be registered since it is one of the best ways to determine if they remain roadworthy.
“This is not just about an obligation to register. It is also a matter of roadworthiness because vehicles undergo strict inspections before registration,” he said.
He warned that apart from the penalty for late registration, drivers will have to pay P10,000 should they be caught operating an unregistered vehicle.
“So it is better to just register so you can save money and use your vehicles with peace of mind, especially now that our operations are aggressive,” Mendoza said.
He also urged the public to report unregistered motor vehicles to their agency “in order to compel owners to renew their registration.”
In June, the LTO recorded a total apprehension of 20,307 unregistered motor vehicles across the country.
