LTO recalls order restricting vintage cars

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has recalled an order restricting the use of vintage motor vehicles to certain days pending further talks with auto groups and car owners.

In an administrative order (AO)  dated March 1, the LTO said that vintage motor vehicles (VMVs) may be used only on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

But on Wednesday, just four days after the order was issued, the LTO announced the recall of the administrative order published in the Inquirer on April 2.

“In consideration of the statements of those affected by the vintage car order, the LTO and [Department of Transportation and Communications] have decided to recall the publication of the AO on vintage cars while pursuing consultations with different auto groups. The first of a series of consultations will start tomorrow [April 7],” LTO chief Roberto Cabrera said in a statement.

He added that they were hoping to strike a “win-win situation” following the talks.

According to Cabrera, the AO was issued “due to alarming environment hazards brought about by old vehicles running around the country’s thoroughfares.”

Based on the order, VMVs refer to 40-year-old models or those made before 1975. Jaymee T. Gamil