The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has directed its regional directors to coordinate with government agencies in their respective areas for the renewal of their respective motor vehicles with expired registration.
Chief Assistant Secretary and lawyer Vigor D. Mendoza II said the order also requires the various regions to come up with a consolidated list of delinquent vehicles under the name of the various government agencies during the consultation, which of them are no longer in use, and which of them are still in use but with expired registration.
“We have around 24.7 million delinquent vehicles and some of them are registered under various government agencies. We are seeking the assistance of these government agencies for the renewal of the registration of the delinquent vehicles under their respective offices,” said Mendoza.
Mendoza also called on owners of motor vehicles with expired registration to register the soonest possible time as the agency starts the strict implementation of No-Registration-No-Travel policy.
Mendoza said he already directed LTO officials across the country to start fielding as many of their enforcers to implement the policy and compel owners of around 24.7 million motor vehicles, mostly motorcycles, to renew their registration.
The directive was based on the instruction of Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista to strictly implement the Republic Act 4136, or the Land Transportation and Traffic Act, especially Section 5 which states the compulsory registration of all motor vehicles.
“This provision clearly states that no motor vehicle shall be used, driven or operated on the roads without being currently registered with the LTO,” said Mendoza.
He explained the registration of motor vehicles comes with routine checks on road worthiness to ensure the safety of all road users.
Last week, Mendoza said 65 percent of the motor vehicles are classified as delinquent or those whose owners either failed or deliberately refused to have their motor vehicles registered.
This surfaced when he ordered a review of the financial status of the agency and to come up with reform measures to increase the revenue stream for the national government.
The data revealed the government already lost P37 billion uncollected payments from 24.7 million vehicles not registered for at least one year.
