The Land Transportation Office (LTO), in coordination with the local government of Quezon City, will implement a “No Plate, No Travel” policy on tricycles being used as public transport within the city starting July 1.
LTO chief Assistant Secretary lawyer Vigor Mendoza II said the agency will strictly implement the policy after having been able to address the almost 3,000 backlog in license plates for tricycle drivers in Quezon City last month which was highlighted by the ceremonial distribution of license plates to Tricycle Operators and Drivers’ Associations (TODAs).
This is also in line with the instruction of Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista to immediately release all the license plates to the motorists in the soonest possible time, Mendoza added.
The “No Plate, No Travel” in Quezon City will serve as a pilot run of the stricter road safety and anti-colorum measures as the LTO is planning to expand the policy implementation nationwide, particularly on four wheel vehicles.
This, after the LTO was able to address the backlog on license plates for four wheel vehicles early this year since the agency is able to produce one million license plates every month since late last year.
The challenge, however, is the distribution process from the car dealers to their clients.
At the same time, he said “We also extend the same appeal to the motor vehicle owners.”
The LTO has coordinated with the DOTr on the planning and nationwide implementation of the “No Plate, No Travel” policy.
“What is certain is that the ‘No Plate, no Travel’ policy will be implemented soon,” he added.