Plate starting in "Y" in Metro Manila

**1997** · February 17th, 2009 12:25 PM

How would you know if its legal or not if the plate number starts with "y"? A friend of mine got caught in Q.C. and was told that his EK hatch papers is illegal... So now how would you be 100% sure that the car that you are getting is legal when the plate starts in "y" and imported pa?

**testament11** · February 17th, 2009 12:29 PM

ngek, hinuli? eh kung galing naman sa cebu yang ek niya, illegal pa rin ba? eh dito sa atin, may designation ang mga letters sa plate numbers natin eh

**s_quilicot** · February 17th, 2009 12:33 PM

baka naman may hokus pokus sa pag process ng imported ek nyan.

diba from cebu usually mga ganyan?

**1997** · February 17th, 2009 01:07 PM

Yap from Cebu nga... Buti na nga lang may kakilala sila sa Camp Crame... Im planning to buy kasi ng Car kaso "Y" yung plate kaya medjo hesitant ako...

**russpogi** · February 17th, 2009 05:50 PM

That should not be a problem. Modus lang yan ng mga sira-ulong mga pulis. Importation of the car should be under the Bureau of Customs. Since registered na yung car sa LTO, wala nang paki-alam ang mga hinayupak na pulis na yan! Bwiset!

http://customs.gov.ph/faqsp2.jsp

**RVRSSG2.0** · February 17th, 2009 06:42 PM

as usual..those "Quezon City's finest (?!)" policemen were just hunting money for meryenda.

my uncle's friend has a Toyota Fortuner with a plate number that starts with "K" (no it's not a special plate) then the police pulled him over and asked for the registration papers and said that it was illegal and fake! my uncle's friend that time was in a hurry so he gave the "mamang pulis" what he wants. nothing else but a 200 peso bill.... huhhh.. darn cops

**testament11** · February 17th, 2009 07:11 PM

kawawa naman ang mga taong nakabili ng auto from visayas and mindanao na dinadala dito

**1997** · February 18th, 2009 10:42 AM

Ang alam ko madalas nila sitahin yung mga imported cars na plate starting sa "Y"... I think hindi naman madalas sa mga Local na sasakyan...

**Memphis Raines** · February 18th, 2009 10:53 AM

AFAIK "Y" plates come from the following Region/City:

*Negros - Panay area - Ilo-ilo, Bacolod City, Bohol, Province of Cebu.
*Northern Mindanao - Cagayan De Oro, Leyte, Zamboanga City, Dipolog City.
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