LTO Reminds Motorists that Using DIY License Plates is Illegal
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) warned motorists that using “Do It Yourself” (DIY” license plates in their vehicles is illegal.
In light of the impending shortfall, the LTO reminded motorists that printing and creating their own license plates is unlawful. LTO chief Jose “Jay Art” Tugade explained this after claiming in an interview that the agency is looking into allowing motorists to get temporary license plates.
“For example, ‘yung motorcycle owners, in the absence of a plate number, they can create a plate number, and on the plate number, it will say the motor vehicle file number of the motorcycle,” he said.
However, during a press conference on Thursday, he emphasized that the temporary plates he was referring to were those that dealers apply to brand-new automobiles sold. Meanwhile, improvised plates are utilized for existing motor cars and motorcyclists of vehicle owners who have lost their license plates, yet disfigured plates remain, according to Tugade.
“Bawal po mag-print ng sariling plaka. Bawal po gumawa ng sariling plaka,” insisted the LTO chief in the press conference.
Temporary plates for motor vehicles, according to Tugade, have conduction stickers, whereas motorbikes have motor vehicle file numbers. Based on the report, the temporary plates also contain specifications, which are based on a memorandum issued on January 11, 2017, and must be obeyed by LTO-accredited dealers.
“This memorandum serves as the authority to use temporary license plate in lieu of the indicated plate number in the OR (official receipt) and CR (certificate registration),” he said in the memo.
Motorists that use makeshift plates without permission from the LTO shall be in violation of Section II (e) of Joint Administrative Order No. 2014-01. They will be fined $5,000 and their unauthorized license plates will be confiscated.
Car dealers will also face “appropriate sanctions under existing laws, rules, and regulations” if they do not provide temporary license plates to customers. According to Tugade, the LTO’s backlog for license plates is expected to reach 9 million motorcycle plates and 2 million motor vehicle plates.
By the end of the year, the LTO hopes to have completed 80% of the backlog. However, it anticipates a vehicle plate deficit in the following months. According to the LTO’s prediction, we have enough motor vehicle plates to last until July. Tugade stated, “The office has enough motorcycle plates to last until June of this year.”
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