Friends
> >
> > If ever you get caught for traffic violation, please keep the
receipts
for
> > the penalty you paid until the such time that you renew your
license
> again.
> > With the 3-year renewal period of licenses and the LTO's
computerization
> > system, their personnel may have developed a new racket.
> >
> > This morning, I renewed my driver's license. The LTO office in
Binan
> > refused to renew it because they said I have an outstanding
traffic
> > violation. They told me that I got caught for reckless speeding
in
> > February 12, 2004 and I failed to settle it. They showed me a
computer
> > printout to this effect. I asked them that I already settled it,
> > otherwise, I would not have taken back my license since it was
> confiscated.
> > They said I may have dealt with fixers in taking it back. I told
them
> that
> > I never deal with fixers. I also told them that if they
acknowledged
that
> > I may have dealt with fixers, then someone inside the LTO must
also be
> > involved since I was able to get my license back. They said if I
really
> > settled it, then I should show them the receipt and they would
delete
the
> > entry in the computer -- they said maybe they just missed to
delete it.
> Of
> > course, I have no receipt to show them. That was almost two years
ago.
I
> > never imagined this would happen so I never kept it.
> >
> > In the end, I ended paying up P1,250.00 more. P500.00 for the
penalty
and
> > P750.00 for the non-appearance to settle the violation.
> >
> > This is such a simple scheme but it works. They accept your
penalty
when
> > you claim your license but they don't delete it from the computer.
If
you
> > renew it they will claim you failed to settle it. If you have the
receipt
> > to prove you did settle, they'll just claim there was an error.
If you
> > have no receipt, then you'll just have to pay again.
> >

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