The Proposed New Number Coding Scheme: What You Need To Know

Four months after the MMDA re-activated the number coding scheme (after a long lull because of quarantine restrictions, lockdowns, etc.), the public is now being asked to brace itself for a new number coding implementation where vehicles will be banned from using Metro Manila roads not once, but twice, in a week. Here are theContinue reading “The Proposed New Number Coding Scheme: What You Need To Know”

LTO Fines and Fees for Traffic Violations: What You Need to Know

Getting a ticket for a traffic or vehicle regulation violation means you will not only have to stop and spend a good 15 to 20 minutes negotiating with a traffic enforcer but also that you will have to pay the prescribed fee for the violation you committed.  It is both a pain in your scheduleContinue reading “LTO Fines and Fees for Traffic Violations: What You Need to Know”

LTO Fines and Penalties for Traffic Violations Part 4: Traffic Violations for Private and Public Utility Vehicles

A leading cause of traffic jams and road mishaps are drivers who deliberately disobey traffic rules.  It could be as uncomplicated as tailgating another vehicle, to overtaking on single or double white lines, to beating red lights especially when there are no traffic enforcers around. If drivers knew how much they would have to pay,Continue reading “LTO Fines and Penalties for Traffic Violations Part 4: Traffic Violations for Private and Public Utility Vehicles”

LTO Fines and Penalties for Traffic Violations Part 2: Violations In Connection with Number Plates & Markings on Motor Vehicles

In the second installment of our series on LTO Fines and Penalties for erring drivers, please take note that this includes offenses committed by public utility drivers and operators. Today, we are going to feature violations in connection with number plates, equipment, parts, accessories, devices, and markings of motor vehicles.  Lady drivers are strongly advisedContinue reading “LTO Fines and Penalties for Traffic Violations Part 2: Violations In Connection with Number Plates & Markings on Motor Vehicles”

Color-coded LTO Traffic Deputies in the Metro: Agree or Disagree?

If your vehicle spews dark, toxic fumes, you should be apprehended by a Land Transportation Office (LTO) deputy wearing a green ID, while a UV Express conveying passengers in areas that are not within its designated route should be apprehended by one wearing a blue ID. And so goes the most recent project of theContinue reading “Color-coded LTO Traffic Deputies in the Metro: Agree or Disagree?”

How to Settle your MMDA Traffic Violations

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) re-implemented the No Contact Traffic Apprehension Policy last April 15, 2016.  This approach in monitoring traffic flow and violations in Metro Manila utilizes CCTV cameras and other gadgets to identify drivers that go against traffic rules in Metro Manila.  Violators are issued summons from the MMDA through personal serviceContinue reading “How to Settle your MMDA Traffic Violations”

Reklamo sa mga PUV Drivers Pwede Nang Itawag sa LTFRB Hotline

Kaskaserong driver?  Mabilis na metro ng taxi?  Ayaw magbaba sa tamang hintuan?  Ngayon, may mapag susumbungan na tayo! Ang Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) ay nag lunsad ng kanilang 24 x 7 hotline na maaaring tawagan sa pamamagitan ng landline at mobile phones.  At dahil may mobile numbers sila, maaari din silang tumanggapContinue reading “Reklamo sa mga PUV Drivers Pwede Nang Itawag sa LTFRB Hotline”