DOTC, LTO to Impose Stiffer Fines for Traffic Violations

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7/1/2014 DOTC, LTO to impose stiffer fines for traffic violations - Auto News by AutoIndustriya.com

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It is a comprehensive 25-page document detailing the infractions that can be committed with regards to

licensing, registration/renewal and operation of a motorized vehicle, handling of commercial vehicles and

franchises as well as the corresponding fine for each violation. Also included are rules regarding motorbikes

and tricycles.

Revisions were made to the LTO Department Order to streamline violations. As an example, 'Driving with a

delinquent or expired license' was a stand-alone Php400 violation. Now it is lumped with 'Driving without a

driver's license' and comes with a Php3,000 fine.

Get set to pay pricier fines for, as the DOTC puts it, 'violations of laws, rules and regulations governing land

transportation.'

All of these will take effect 15 days after it is published in two major newspapers of with general circulation

and three copies supplied to the National Administrative Register.

Below is the complete matrix of the DOTC Administrative Order No. 2014-01:

2008 2014

A. VIOLATIONS IN

CONNECTION WITH

LICENSING

PENALTIES A. VIOLATIONS IN

CONNECTION WITH

LICENSING

PENALTIES

Driving without license Php 1,500.00

1. Driving without a valid

license/conductor's permit

This includes driving with an

expired, revoked, suspended,

inappropriate driver's license

classification, fake driver's

license, tourist driving a motor

vehicle with a valid foreign

driver's license beyond the 90-

day maximum allowance period

and a student driver driving

without being accompanied by a

duly licensed driver.

Php 3,000.00

Driving with delinquent or

expired license

Php 400.00

In addition, the

unlicensed or improper

licensed driver shall be

disqualified from being

granted a driver's license

and driving a motor

vehicle for a period of one

(1) year from the payment

of the fine

Driving with suspended or

revoked or improper license

Php 1,000.00

Failure to carry Drivers

license

Php 200.00

Failure to sign Drivers

license

Php 200.00

Allowing an unlicensed/

improperly licensed person

to drive motor vehicle

Php1,000.00 +

Suspension of

plates and

Drivers license

for 2 months

Student driver operating a

MV without being

accompanied by a licensed

driver

Php 500.00

Possesion and us of

fake/spurious Drivers license

- If the driver has been

issue an authentic license, it

shall be suspende for 1 year

in addition to the fine.

- If the driver has not

been issued an authentic

license, he shall be

disqualified, to secure a

Drivers License for a period

of 2 years.

Php 2,000.00

Unlicensed conductor of amotor vehicle for hire

Php 500.00

Conviction of the driver of a

crime using motor vehicle

Php 3,000.00 2. Driving a motor vehicle

used in the commission of a

Php 10,000.00


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This includes allowing a child 6

years old and below be seated

on the front passenger seat.

Second offense -Php

2,000.00

Third offense -Php

5,000.00

In addition, the driver's

license shall be

suspended for a period of

one (1) week from the

payment of the fine, for

the third and each

succeeding offense.

8. Failure to require his/her

passenger to wear the

prescribed seat belt device

(Section 12. R.A. 8750)

For Public Utility Vehicles, failure

to post appropriate signagesinstructing front seat passengers

to wear seatbelts when inside

the vehicle.

For Public Vehicles, both

the driver and the

operator are liable to pay

a fine of Php 3,000.00 for

every violation.

9. Failure to wear the standard

protective motorcycle helmet

or failure to require the back

rider to wear the standard

protective motorcycle helmet,

under R.A. 10054

Wearing a helmet with a fake

Philippine standard (PS) or

Import Commodity Clearance

(IIC) sticker shall be tantamount

to riding a moving vehicle

without wearing a helmet.

First offense -Php

1,500.00

Second offense -Php

3,000.00

Third offense -Php

5,000.00

Fourth and succeeding

offenses - Php 10,000.00

10. Failure to carry Driver's

License, Certificate of

registration or official receipt

while driving a motor vehicle

Php 1,000.00

11. All other violation of traffic

rules and regulations

This includes the following traffic

violations:

1. ParkingIn an intersectionWithin 5 meters ofthe intersection4 meters from thedriveway entranceWithin 4 metersfrom a fire hydrantIn front of a privatedrivewayOn the roadwayside of anyunmoving orparked MV atthe curb or edge ofthe highway

At any place where

Php 1,000.00


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sign of prohibitionshave been installed

2. Disregarding Traffic Signs3. Allowing passengers on

the top or cover of amotor vehicle except in atruck helper

4. Failure to providecanvass cover to cargosor freight of trucksrequiring the same

5. Permitting passenger toride on running board,stepboard or mudguard of

MV while the samemotion.

6. Failure to dim headlightswhen approachinganother motor vehicle

7. Driving in a place notintended for traffic or intoplace not allowed forparking

8. Hitching or permitted aperson or a vehicle,motorcycle, tricycle orskate roller to hitch to amotor vehicle

9. Driving against the traffic- failure to pass to theright when meetingpersons or vehicles

coming towards him10. Illegal turn - failure to

conduct the motor vehicleto the right of theintersection of thehighway when turning tothe left in going from onehighway to another

11. Illegal overtaking - failureto pass to the left whenovertaking persons orvehicles going to thesame directions exceptwhen there are two ormore lanes for themovement of traffic in onedirection

12. Overtaking at unsafe

distance - failure to passat a safe distance to leftof another motor vehiclewhen overtaking thatvehicle.

13. Cutting an overtakingvehicle - driving to theright side of the highwayafter overtaking before hismotor vehicle is safelyclear of such overtakenvehicle.

14. Failure to give of anovertaking vehicle - failureto give way to anothervehicle approaching fromthe rear that wishes toovertake his vehicle when

the former has givensuitable and audiblesignal.

15. Increasing speed whenbeing overtaken -increasing the speed ofthe motor vehicle beforethe overtaking vehicle hascompletely passed.

16. Overtaking when the leftside is not visible or clearof oncoming traffic -driving to the left side ofthe center line of ahighway in overtaking orpassing another vehicleproceeding in the samedirection where the left


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side is not clearly visibleand is not free ofincoming traffic for thesufficient distance to passin safely.

17. Overtaking upon a crestof a grade - overtaking orpassing another vehicleproceeding in the samedirection whenapproaching the crest of agrade.

18. Overtaking upon a curve -overtaking or passing

another vehicleproceeding in the samedirection upon a curve ina highway where thedriver's view along thehighway is obstructedwithin a direction of 500feet ahead

19. Overtaking at any railwaygrade crossing -overtaking or passinganother vehicleproceeding in the samedirection at any railwaygrade crossing.

20. Overtaking at anintersection - overtakingor passing to another

vehicle in the samedirection at anyintersection of highwaysexcept in a highwayhaving two or more lanesfor movement of traffic inone direction where thedriver of a vehicle mayovertake another vehicleon the right.

21. Overtaking on "menworking" or "caution"signs - overtaking orpassing or attempting toovertake or pass anothervehicle proceeding in thesame direction betweenwarning or caution signs

indicating that men areworking on a highway.

22. Overtaking at noovertaking zone -overtaking or passing orattempting to overtake orpass another vehicleproceeding in the samedirection in any "nopassing or overtaking"zone.

23. Failure to yield the right ofway - failure of the vehicleon the left to yield theright of way to the vehicleon the right when thesevehicles approach orenter an intersection at

approximately the sametime.

24. Failure to yield the right ofway - failure of a vehicleapproaching but nothaving entered anintersection to yield theright of way to a vehiclewithin such intersection orturning therein to the leftacross the line of travel ofthe first mentioned vehiclewhen such vehicle hasgiven a plainly visiblesignal of intention to turn.

25. Failure to yield the right ofway - failure of the driverof any vehicle upon a


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highway within a businessor residential district toyield the right of way to apedestrian crossing suchhighway within acrosswalk except atintersection where themovement of traffic isregulated by a peaceofficer or by traffic signal.

26. Failure to stop beforetraversing a "throughhighway" or railroadcrossing - failure of the

driver of a vehicle upon ahighway to bring to a fullstop such vehicle beforetraversing any "throughhighway" or railroadcrossing.

27. Failure to yield right ofway - failure of a vehicleentering a highway from aprivate road or driverupon a highway to yieldthe right of way to allvehicles approaching onsuch highway.

28. Failure to yield right ofway to ambulance, policeor fire departmentvehicles - failure of a

driver upon a highway toyield the right of way topolice or fire departmentvehicles and ambulanceswhen such vehicles areoperated on officialbusiness and the driversthereof sound audiblesignal or their approach.

29. Failure to yield right ofway at a "throughhighway" or a "stopintersection" - failure of avehicle entering a"through highway" or a"stop intersection" to yieldright of way to all vehiclesapproaching in either

direction on such "throughhighway".

30. Failure to give propersignal- failure to give theappropriate signal beforestarting, stopping orturning from a direct line.

31. Illegal turn - failure of thedriver of a motor vehicleintending to run to theright at an intersection toapproach suchintersection in the lane fortraffic nearest to be right-hand side of the highwayand, in turning, to keep asclose as possible to theright-hand curve or edge

of the highway.32. Illegal turn - failure of the

driver of a vehicleintending to turn to theleft, to approach suchintersection in the lane fortraffic to the right of andnearest to the center lineof the highway, and in,turning to pass to the leftof the center of theintersection except uponhighway lanes for trafficand upon one-wayhighway.

33. Failure to stop motor andnotch handbrake of motorvehicle when unattended-


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failure to turn off theignition switch and stopthe motor and notcheffectively the handbrakewhen parking a motorvehicle unattended onany highway.

34. Unsafe towing35. Obstruction- obstructing

the free passage of othervehicles on the highwaywhile discharging ortaking passengers orloading and unloading

freight, or driving a motorvehicle in such a manneras to obstruct or impedethe passage of anyvehicle.

36. MC carrying morepassengers other than theback rider or cargo otherthan the saddle bags andluggage carriers.

2008 2014

B. VIOLATIONS IN

CONNECTION WITH MOTORVEHICLE REGISTRATION

/RENEWAL/OPERATION

PENALTIES

PENALTIES

Operating/ driving a motor

vehicle which is unregistered/

improperly registered or with

invalid registration

- If committed by the

driver without the knowledge

and consent of the owner/

operator

- If the driver is also the

owner/ possessor of the

subject motor vehicle

- In both cases a motor

vehicle shall be impounded or

the plates, if any shall be

confiscated and shall not be

released until properly

registered

1st offense -

Php 2,000.00

2nd offense -

Php 4,000.00

3rd offense -

Php 5,000.00

1. Driving an unregistered motor

vehicle

This includes driving with an

improperly registered vehicle or a

motor vehicle with expired,

revoked, suspended or invalid

registration, unregistered or fake

substitute or replacement engine,

engine block or chassis.

Php 10,000.00

In addition, in case of

non-motor registration

and the violation has

exceeded one (1)

month, the motor

vehicle shall be

impounded and shall be

released only upon its

valid registration and

payment of appropriate

fines and penalties.

In the case of

undocumented

engines, the motor

vehicle shall be


barred for a period of

one (1) year from

payment of the fines.

The undocumented

engines shall likewise

be confiscated in favorof the government.

Operating a motor vehicle withunregistered substitute orreplacement engine, engineblock or chassis

Php5,000.00+ The vehicleshall beimpoundeduntil suchparts areproperlyregistered

2. Unauthorized motor vehicle

modification

This includes change in color and

other unauthorized modifications of

the standard manufacturer's

specification not covered by the

preceding section a.

Php 5,000.00

In addition, the motor

vehicle shall be


released only upon

inspection, correction of

defect and payment of

the fine.


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suffer the suspensionof their DL for three (3)months.

3. If the MV illegallytransferred plates orstickers is used in thecommission of a crime,its owner shall sufferthe penalty ofP12,000.00 finesuspension of platesand registrationcertificate and OfficialReceipt for two (2)

years.

6. Smoke Belching (Section 46,

R.A. 8749)

Any vehicle suspected of violation

of emission standards through

visual signs, such as, but not

limited to, smoke belching, shall be

subjected to an emission test.

The motor vehicle shall

be impounded until the

same has passed the

standard emission test

emission test and

payment of the fine.

In addition, the driver

and operator of the

apprehended vehicle

shall undergo a

seminar on pollutioncontrol management

conducted by the

DENR and shall also

suffer the following

penalties:

a) First Offense - a

fine not to exceed Two

Thousand Pesos

(Php2,000.00);

b) Second Offense -

a fine not to exceed

Four Thousand Pesos

(Php4,000.00);and

c) Third Offense -

one (1) year

suspension of the

Motor Vehicle

Registration (MVR) and

a fine not more than Six

Thousand Pesos

(Php6,000.00)

d) Succeeding

Offense-suspension of

MV Registration for one

(1) year.

7. Fraud in relation to the

registration of the motor vehicle

and/or its renewal

Php 3,000.00

In addition, the motor

vehicle shall be


barred from registration

for a period of one (1)

year from the payment

of the fine.

8. All other violation in

connection with motor vehicle

registration/renewal/operation

Php 2,000.00


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C. VIOLATIONS IN

CONNECTION WITH

DIMENSIONS,

SPECIFICATIONS, WEIGHT

AND LOAD LIMITS

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1. Load extending beyond

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permit

Php 1,000.00

Fine shall be imposed upon

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vehicle for operating amotor vehicle with any part

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2. Axle overloading An amount equivalent to

25% of MVUC at the time

of infringement on

owner/operator or driver of

trucks and trailers for

loading beyond their

registered gross weight,

vehicle weight.

The penalty shall be

waived for loads exceeding

the registered GVW by a

tolerance of less than

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No motor vehicle shall be

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kilograms (kgs.) or the

vehicle load exceeds 150%

of the maximum allowable

gross weight.

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3. Operating a passenger

Bus/Truck with cargo

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Php 1,000.00

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Bradzie Onairam

Walang kotongan kung magpapaticket ka kaagad pero pag nakiusap ka natural

may lagay kaya nasa motorista rin ang problema. Mali na lang kung hindi mo

ginawa pero inakusahan ka ng nagviolate, iba na un.

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Does this mean that engine swaps are now forbidden?

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They better fine all the jeeps then! They violate dozens of these laws already!

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