Smoke belchers to be fined

**BoEinG_747** · July 1st, 2005 08:45 PM

STARTING today the Land Transportation Office will summarily fine smoke belcher violators in a bid to give more teeth to the agency's campaign in fully implementing the Clean Air Act of 1999.

Assistant secretary and LTO chief Anneli Lontoc has issued a memorandum on the removal of the "24-hour contestability period" given to apprehended smoke belchers.

She explained that the LTO has decided to remove the said ruling since it has no legal basis and was only issued because the LTO had no emission testing equipment back then.

When the LTO already had enough equipment, Lontoc said that the ruling was not changed, which in turn resulted to the dismissal of several cases filed against smoke belcher.

"Sa batas kasi 'yung once na pinadaan sa smoke testing machine ang sasakyan at lumabas na positive "prima facie" evidence na agad doon sa violator 'yun," Lontoc said.
Currently, the agency is imposing P1,000 for the first offense; P2,000 for the second offense and P5,000 for the third offense aside from suspension of the license of the driver.

**ILuvDetailing** · July 1st, 2005 08:51 PM

naku, sana di na ninggas kugon yan.

**Bogeyman** · July 1st, 2005 08:53 PM

Kaya pala araw-araw na yung mga Bantay Usok sa may Gate 5 ng Aguinaldo.

**j_avonni** · July 2nd, 2005 12:30 PM

Ingat mga diesel vehicles. Kayo ang laging target ng Bantay Uso. Hindi lang ako agree the way they test. They stopped the car and revved it to the floor. Even a new car talagang uusok. By merely watching the car running, you would know if it is belching smokes. No need to stop it and conduct a test.

**Altis6453** · July 2nd, 2005 12:34 PM

Nakow, di ba dapat impound kapag talagang smoke belcher? Hirap nito yung mga bus o truck na smoke belcher parating gabi ang biyahe.

**j_avonni** · July 2nd, 2005 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by Altis6453

Nakow, di ba dapat impound kapag talagang smoke belcher? Hirap nito yung mga bus o truck na smoke belcher parating gabi ang biyahe.

Even sa araw, marami rin. Marami ako nakikita sa Commonwealth Ave.

**BlueBimmer** · July 2nd, 2005 12:45 PM

buti kung tatagal to...baka ngaun lang yan...lagi naman ganyan e

**quiksie** · July 3rd, 2005 03:28 PM

dapat dati pa nila ginagawa ito! Ang daming jeepneys and buses na halos wala ka na makita sa kapal ng usok!
Dapat makapag biodiesel na ulit!

**KCboy** · July 4th, 2005 08:29 AM

tatgal yan, dahil puro lagay lng aatupaginnung manghuhuli. kikita nanaman sila. baka 500, pakakawalan ka na nyan.

**silhouette** · July 4th, 2005 09:15 AM

sana nga this is the start...
i agree na dapat hindi irev to the maxxx pag nag test. kasi sa emission testing hindi naman ganon ang ginagawa eh.
pero saludo ako kung tuloy-tuloy na yan.