Car Accident, Confiscated License?

**mikey297** · March 12th, 2003 03:00 PM

A close friend of mine got into a car accident this morning near Kalayaan C-5. Although she freely admitted that it was her fault (I was giving her advice the whole time through her cellphone), the cops at Orense Guadalupe still gave her a ticket and wrote down "Involved in accident" on the TVR and took her license. According to the officer, there is a new ordinance where you'd have to get clearance from the City of Makati before they give your license back.

Anyone here have a similar experience? I'm still wondering if it was right for them to take her license...that's really what I want to ask you guys.

Thanks in advance. Peace.

**IceColdBeer** · March 12th, 2003 03:17 PM

mikey297,

I got involved in an accident last January and what the cop did was just list down my license number and other personal details, but no confiscation happened whatsoever. I don't know about your friends case, but mine was just very recent.

I'm sure other peeps here got more idea on this.

**ghosthunter** · March 12th, 2003 10:58 PM

never heard of such!

**TJMaxx** · March 12th, 2003 11:02 PM

Huh? First time I heard about that...
So did she get her license back?

**shadow** · March 12th, 2003 11:34 PM

Yup! , have my share of vehicular accident, never heard or experience such a thing

**roydok** · March 13th, 2003 12:13 AM

I am sorry about the accident of your friend. Alam ko di dapat i-confiscate unless the the Makati council just recently passed (not more than a month) the allegedly mentioned new ordinance.

**mazdamazda** · March 14th, 2003 01:46 PM

kapag nagpa police report sha... issuehan nga ng ganun! pero not necessary naman...

**jaspi11** · March 15th, 2003 02:01 AM

di ata dapat yun.....kung nagkasundo na naman both parties at aminado naman kamo yung friend mo.

last 2 years nakasagi din ako ng caravelle van, aminado din ako punta kami sa presinto tapos gawa lang ng police report para sa insurance purposes, ok na.di naman ako tinikitan.

**splerdu** · March 15th, 2003 06:14 AM

Actually, proper procedure is to confiscate license for anyone involved in an accident. Kung nasusunod kasi yung rules, dapat point yun sa license mo because if you are frequently involved in accidents, they can conclude you are a potential road hazard.

The rules for LTO are very similar to those of US and EU, pero maraming hindi nai-implement, but if you look at a TVR closely, there is a checkbox for "involved in accident" meaning dapat talaga hinuhuli.

**redefine** · March 15th, 2003 10:35 AM

Mga sir,

Tanong lang. medyo ot. kapag may nakabangga ka giving the situation na wala kang comp. insurance (tpl lang) at yung nabangga mo eh may comp. insurance, ikaw ba yung sasagot(gagastos) dun sa damage o yung insurance provider nung nabangga mo?

Salamat.