Guys, posting this on behalf of a follower of this page. The text is unedited and is exactly as we received it. From Jay Pelonio: Hi Top Gear! Ive been following this page for not the longest time and I regret just following this page recently. Anyway, enough of the flattery. I have a question and you may post this so I can read other peoples opinion and just spread information. Here goes. My sister bought a car last may from a dealership in Parañaque. Before bringing the car to our province, the Sales Agent assured that all papers are complete and the only ones lacking are the OR, CR and the plate number itself. She bought a custom plate so the SA explained that it might take a while before she receives the plate. Fast forward yesterday. I borrowed the car to meet a client (had to make a good impression) and while going back after the meeting, I was one of the many people called to the side of the road by LTO personnel for a routine inspection. I understand that there is a no plate no travel policy and considering she is still waiting for the plates, I would be called to the side of the road. The LTO asked for the OR, CR and conduction permit since I still have no plate number. I said that the papers he is asking for are still at the dealership. He said that I should atleast present a conduction permit to prove that the car is already registered. I thought to myself, why would this car not be registered when we were assured that the dealership would be the one processing the papers. After courteously explaining the necessary papers I should have with me at the time, he gave me a ticket and explained that if I could produce the conduction permit, I would only be fined Php1000 since I just forgot to bring it with me. I called the SA after and they said they would issue sort of a Sales Invoice with dates one week apart starting from September 4 until December and they said to show it to the LTO personnel since a brand new car without permits is still valid for 1 week. The issued multiple Sales Invoices were one week apart in date so that in the event that my sister be pulled over again, shell just show that paper stating that car was just bought hence it is understandable to not have the required permits. So I went to the LTO office armed with the necessary paper a thousand pesos to reclaim my license only to be slammed by the cashier stating that the penalty is Php 10010 since the car is still not registered. I insisted that the car was just bought and is still valid for a week. She referred me to their attorney which then referred me to their adjudicator. They all insisted that the car is not registered and driving an unregistered car warrants a Php 10010 penalty. He said that it is the law blah blah blah (gave me a full lecture). I called the SA stating the problem and the swore to God that is the first time in all his years of work encountered my problem. That their usual routine is just to provide the Sales Invoices with different dates until the plate number arrives. I questioned him that if that is the case, why were we not given the Sales Invoices in the first place and the said nothing. I know that ignorance of the law excuses no one and we maybe at fault but we were just too trusting. My question is, is it right for the LTO to charge us Php 10010 or is the SA right. I believe the former maybe right but I want to ask for opinions regarding the matter. Ten thousand pesos is no joke and for us people in the middle class, it is a fortune. More power Top Gear and sorry for the long post (and possible spelling and grammatical errors).
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000
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