LTO goes after over 13,000 unregistered vehicles

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Enforcers of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) issued in July traffic violation tickets to owners of 11,521 unregistered vehicles and impounded 1,531 vehicles without registration papers in line with its “No Registration, No Travel” policy.

“Our aggressive campaign will continue against delinquent vehicle owners. I would like to remind our motorists that vehicle ownership comes with an obligation to register and renew the registration,” LTO chief and Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II said in a statement on Thursday.

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He added that registration also ensures the roadworthiness of vehicles, particularly those used for public transport.

Among the unregistered vehicles apprehended were 7,459 motorcycles, 1,936 tricycles, 1,478 private vans and 23 vans being used for public transportation, 355 trucks, and 95 sport utility vehicles. —JEROME ANING