DOTC, LTO to come out with list of erring car dealers
March 17, 2015 | 1:04pm
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) on Tuesday announced that it will make public the list of delinquent car dealerships in the coming weeks.
DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya said he and Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Assistant Secretary Alfonso Tan Jr. have decided to bare the names of delinquent dealerships after receiving reports that the latter deliberately misinform their customers on the status of their license plate applications.
"The public deserves to know if their car dealerships are shortchanging them. We will release lists of delinquent dealers in the coming weeks to show which ones aren’t fulfilling their promises to their customers," Abaya said in a statement.
"The problem is that the delinquent dealers tell their customers that the LTO does not have new plates, when in fact, they’re the ones who aren’t fulfilling their services. They let months pass despite knowing fully well that the plates are ready – and they even mislead their customers about it," he added.
Tan said that license plates for first-time motor vehicle registrants are available-on-demand.
"Yet many of these plates remain unclaimed from LTO offices," Tan said.
Tan also called on new car owners who have applied for new plates to claim them at LTO offices.
"For owners of new motor vehicles whose dealers tell them that the LTO is not ready with new plates: come to our offices so you can claim them yourselves. Your license plates are ready at your place of registration," Tan said.
Vehicle dealerships are regulated by the LTO, which can suspend and even revoke accreditation when warranted.
The new plates are part of the LTO’s License Plate Standardization Program, which will phase out the nine existing designs currently in use, over the next two years.
They new plates sport a sleek black-on-white design which improves visibility and can be seen from different angles. They contain various security features such as tamper-resistant locks, reflective sheeting material, and a "third-plate" sticker.
These third-plate stickers replace the windshield stickers currently issued as proof of annual registration. Similarly, registration stickers attached to license plates will no longer be issued for new license plates.
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