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Listed below are the traffic violations with corresponding penalties and subject of
violation.
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B. Violations related to registration.
Operating a MV which is unregistered/improperly registered
P 450.00 Driver
11 delinquent or with invalid registration. If driver is also the
P 450.00 Owner
Owner, MV shall be impounded until Properly registered
Operating MV with unregistered substitute or replacement
engine, engine block or chassis, change color, change body or
12 P 500.00 Owner
configuration. In addition, MV shall be properly impounded until
such parts are properly registered.
Failure to carry in the MV the Certificate of Registration (CR)
13 P 150.00 Owner
and Official Receipt (OR) (original or Photocopies)
P 450.00
MV impounded or
Operating/allowing the operation of MV with a its plates held
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suspended/revoked Certificate of Registration, during period of
suspension /
Revocation
P 1500.00
MV shall not be
Tourist Operating a non-Philippine registered MV beyond 90 allowed to
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day period of his sojourn. operate until
properly
registered.
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D. Violations relative to equipment, parts, accessories, devices and marking
of a motor vehicle
Operating MV with metallic tires on any public highway,
Defective brakes,
Improper/defective horn or signaling device,
Unnecessary lights visible in front of vehicle,
Missing or defective headlights/taillights,
22 Missing or red rear lights at both/each, side visible at least 100m P 150.00 each Driver
from vehicle,
Missing or defective plate light,
Missing or defective brake lights,
Missing or defective wiper on the windshield,
Missing cut/disconnected muffler.
Dirty/unsightly or dilapidated MV. In addition, confiscation of
23 P 150.00 Owner/Operator
plates until defects are corrected
Failure to paint or improper painting of authorized route or
24 P 375.00 Owner/Operator
painting of unauthorized route of PUJ
P 150.00
Confiscation of
25 Non-painting of business or trade name. plates until Owner
defects are
corrected.
a. Use of unauthorized improvised plates P 150.00
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b. Use of improvised plates to make MV appear as for hire. P 1,500.00
a. Dirty and/or unsanitary defective unit
b. Without/defective hand brakes
c. Without or defective speedometer or tachometer
27 d. Defective or broken windshield P 150.00 Owner/Operator
e. Without or defective windshield wiper
f. Without rear view mirror
g. Without interior light
P 150.00
Confiscation of
Without name or business name and address inscribed on
28 plates until Owner/Operator
both sides of MV used for public services.
proper markings
are made.
29 Without spare tire P 150.00 Owner/Operator
P 150.00
Said gadgets
30 Unauthorized bell sirens or exhausts whistle on emergency. Owner/Operator
shall be
confiscated.
Without red flag or red lights on projecting end of load
31 extending more than a meter beyond the bed or body and in P 150.00 Driver
the evening, red lights visible at least 50 meters away
Failure to paint appropriate body number on a MV for hire on
32 P 375.00 Owner/Operator
both sides
a. Failure to carry EWD P 100.00 Driver
33 b. Failure to install EWD 4 meters away to the front and rear P 300.00 Driver
of the stalled/disabled MV.
34 Without capacity markings P 150.00 Owner/Operator
Failure to wear safety belt while operating motor vehicle or P 1000.00
35 Owner/Operator
while riding on front passenger seat P 300.00
Without permanent tail gauge or failure to put “NOT FOR
36 P 300.00 Owner
HIRE” sign in a private jeepney/jitney
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E. Violations relative to weights and load limits.
37 Load extending beyond projected width without permit 200.00 Driver
a. Operating MV with wheel axle, or axle group loads in
excess of the limits in Sec. 9, RA 4136 or any regulation P 150.00 Driver
without permit.
b. Operating MV with total weight of cargo carrying device on
P 150.00 Driver
passenger truck including cargo exceeding 100 kilos.
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c. Allowing more passengers and/or more freight or cargo in
P 150.00 imposed upon
his vehicle more than the registered carrying capacity.
Conductor)
d. Baggage or freight carried on top of truck exceeds 20 kilos
per sq. meter and not distributed in such a manner as not to P 150.00 Driver/Conductor
endanger the passenger or stability of the truck.
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TOOLS AGAINST MMDA OFFICERS
I just reached my limit last weekend, and decided to take action against the
abusive MMDA enforcers. I basically called up the MMDA head office and
inquired from the Personnel Officer, Antonio Pagulayan, to clarify their
policies. Here is what I got:
If any of these abuses seem familiar to you, Mr. Pagulayan has asked that you
call either the MMDA hotline (136) or call the METRO BASE at 0920 9389861
or 0920 9389875 and ask for an Inspectorate. They will send inspectors to the
place where these MMDA officers are extorting, even while you are arguing
out of your apprehension. DO NOT JUST SURRENDER YOUR RIGHT AND
PAY OFF THE MMDA TRAFFIC OFFICER, CHALLENGE (if you have sound
basis of course) THE TRAFFIC CITATION:
2. Swerving IS NOT a traffic violation. Moving one lane to the left or right is
not swerving, no matter where on the road you do it. And it is even less
of a violation when you do it with a signal. Swerving is defined as
shifting 2 or more lanes very quickly. So you can argue your way out of
this, and call the Metro Base for help.
3. Sadly, using the yellow lane is a traffic violation and will get you a ticket.
However, buses are really not allowed to go out of the yellow lane, so if
you see selective apprehension of private cars only, you may complain.
5. Also, you are free to ask any of these officers for their "mission order",
which is written by their supervisor. If they apprehend you for a violation
that is not in their mission order for the day, you can report them and
they will receive disciplinary action.
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Must Know: MMDA rules on Car Number-Coding
3. Pasig City has window hours of 9am to 4pm (note the 1 hour
additional to the normal 10-3pm window).