Motorists warned vs unpaid traffic fines

**baludoy** · July 13th, 2009 11:47 AM

saw this on the news today.

Motorists warned vs unpaid traffic fines

By Allison Lopez
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:15:00 07/12/2009

Filed Under: Road Transport

MANILA, Philippines—Time to pay up. Starting July 15, drivers with unpaid traffic fines will be barred from renewing the registration of their vehicles unless they settle their dues first.

With the implementation of an interconnectivity program, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) can now exchange information with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) about drivers with outstanding traffic fines.

The tie-up between the two agencies was launched last year to improve their revenue collection which is a major source of income for the government.

Through the MMDA-Integrated Law Enforcement System, the MMDA can hook up with the online system of the Department of Transportation and Communication and LTO.

MMDA chairman Bayani Fernando said that through the Internet-based program, their personnel can easily upload the license plates of vehicles owned by delinquent drivers for the LTO’s reference.

“When the driver has unsettled [fines] with the MMDA, he cannot renew his motor vehicle registration with the LTO. He has to go to us, pay his traffic fines and then, that will only be the time that we will remove him from our alarm list,” he explained.

Previously, the MMDA only reported the names of drivers with outstanding fines to the LTO to prevent them from renewing their driving licenses.

Fernando stressed that the new system would prevent operators of public utility vehicles, particularly buses, from renewing their vehicle registration unless their drivers immediately settle their overdue traffic fines with the MMDA.

**innoBOB[09JmtG]** · July 13th, 2009 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by baludoy

saw this on the news today.

sana meron din way on line para malaman kung meron ka unpaid tickets..

**neilbino** · July 14th, 2009 09:35 AM

naku patay......mabayaran na nga yung ticket ko ...illegal parking sa pasay ako nahuli..
BTW pwede namng bayaran ata yan to any metrobank branches di ba?

**coiter** · July 14th, 2009 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by innoBOB[09JmtG]

sana meron din way on line para malaman kung meron ka unpaid tickets..

oo nga. para naman may time ka to challenge or pay the necessary fines. though parang may mga lumalabas na cases na bogus ang mga "unpaid tickets" sa records ng LTO/MMDA.

by the way, legal pa rin pa ang "no-contact apprehension" ng mmda? afaik na challenge to sa court because it violates the motorists' rights for due process.

**Automahn** · July 15th, 2009 07:23 AM

May bagong raket na naman tuloy ang LTO/MMDA.

Read here: http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60782

**CVT** · July 15th, 2009 09:24 AM

Noon ngang magpa-renew ako ng driver's license,- mayroong hindi pinapayagan dahil mayroon pa raw silang violation na hindi cleared sa computer kahit na ang claim ng tao at nagbayad na siya... So, make sure na clear ang record mo para walang problema sa renewal ng license.....

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