Make sure your vehicles are roadworthy -- LTO-NegOr

By Jennifer C. Tilos

DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan 10 (PIA) -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has called on public and private transport operators to test the roadworthiness of their vehicles before it is registered and renew their driver’s license. 

LTO district officer Roland Ramos said dilapidated and defective utility vehicles including motorcycles for hire will be impounded or banned from running their routes. 

This campaign is aimed at ensuring road worthiness of vehicles and safety of the riders which starts with motor vehicle inspection required for renewal or new registration, said Ramos. 

Transport vehicles without approved smoke emission test from an accredited center, mechanical defects, worn-out tires, faulty lights, batteries, brakes, rundown or poorly maintained vehicles are some of the common grounds for the LTO law enforcers to strictly impose the corresponding penal sanctions or bar the vehicles from running. 

The transport agency also checks the validity of the driver’s license aside from the vehicle’s standard road worthiness, according to Ramos. 

Ramos called on motorists to file their renewal of driver’s licenses and registration at the Robinsons Place, Dumaguete City only for faster transactions. 

New applicants must file at the LTO office located at the Capitol area. 

He said the renewal of driver’s licenses and registrations have become faster as the agency becomes certified with the International Organization for Standardization. 

He warned their clients not to entrust any LTO transactions with fixers because this has no bearing on the processing time of their licenses. (FCR/JCT-PIA 7, Negros Oriental)