CEBU CITY— Land Transportation Office (LTO-7) regional director Victor Emmanuel Caindec warns private motor vehicle inspection centers (PMVICs) on the reports received by the agency on the allegations that they are intentionally failing inspections to extort money.
The said allegations stemmed after LTO started implementing the online renewal for registrations in some offices in the country.
“I heard a ‘sumbong’ that some PMVICs threaten to fail your inspection if you don’t get the PACKAGE (which includes registration).
Caindec on his Facebook post revealed that he received a complaint on the alleged scheme that is currently happening to PMVICs. He also said that the agency received complaint from a certain PMVIC located in Cebu.
“We are gathering details through complaints and we urge the public to report it to us so that we can investigate and we can file necessary legal actions against these PMVICs. We cannot divulge the identity of the PMVIC since we have yet to gather more details on the allegation,” Caindec said
As per Department of Transportation (DOTr) Memorandum Circular 2019-009 on the “Revised guidelines for the authorization of private motor vehicle inspection centers (PMVICs)” authorized PMVIC “alleged to have committed a violation(s) shall be issued a Show Cause Order by the Authorization Committee.”
PMVICs found guilty of violating the terms and conditions of their “Authorization Certificate” and the guidelines stated by the Department may face a minimum penalty of P200,000 and a 30-day suspension and up to the cancellation of their authorization.
LTO started the online renewal of the motor vehicle registrations through its Land Transportation and Management System (LTMS) portal in February 2023.
The online renewal of registration is in line with the LTO’s observance of Republic Act 11032 of the “Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018,” following the full implementation of the LTMS. (Photos: LTO7/Google Images)
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