Metro Manila Mayors Agree: No Confiscation of Driver's Licenses For Now
Until the proposed single ticketing system is implemented.
(SPOT.ph) The driver's licenses of erring motorists in Metro Manila will not be confiscated for now as authorities finalize the proposed single ticketing system that will unify the traffic violation fines in the region, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said.
All 17 NCR mayors have agreed to suspend the confiscation of the licenses of traffic violators pending the implementation of the single ticketing system, the MMDA said following the meeting of the Metro Manila Council with the Department of the Interior and Local Government last Saturday, December 10.
The Metro Manila Council, composed of all mayors of Metro Manila, serves as the governing and policymaking body of the MMDA.
"All 17 Metro Manila mayors agreed to suspend the confiscation of traffic violators’ driver’s licenses. Other LGUs just need to issue their respective executive orders, enact or amend existing ordinances in their localities," said MMDA Acting Chairman Romando Artes in a statement.
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MMDA on simplifying traffic violation settlements
The proposed single ticketing system aims to simplify the settlement of traffic violations for erring motorists by allowing them to pay their fines in payment centers regardless of where the violation is committed.
Its guidelines, which Artes said are being finalized, also include the establishment of a traffic adjudication court in every LGU and the incontestability of traffic violations.
While the confiscation of driver's licenses is suspended, LGUs may still issue traffic violation tickets to tag and record traffic violations.
"Once the single ticketing system is finalized, the LTO will strictly implement its demerit point system to be able to properly monitor driver’s license records. License should only be issued to deserving and qualified drivers," said LTO Chief Assistant Sec. Jay Art Tugade.
Aside from the moratorium on the confiscation of driver's licenses, the Metro Manila mayors also agreed to implement the interconnectivity with the LTO to quickly identify drivers with multiple violations, the MMDA said.
The single ticketing system is expected to be implemented in the first quarter of 2023.