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LTO to go after vehicles sporting fake commemorative plates

Illegal LTO commemorative plate

Commemorative plates, particularly those that celebrate the milestone of a law-enforcement agency, are coveted by motorists who think that sporting one in front of their car will deter traffic enforcers from flagging them down for a violation. "Iwas-huli," as it is known in the local parlance.

As the Land Transportation Office celebrates its centenary this year, some unscrupulous individuals have apparently taken advantage of this by selling and distributing commemorative plates to mark the occasion.

It didn't take too long for the agency to get wind of this, forcing it to issue an advisory that "it has not authorized the issuance and/or display of any LTO 100th Founding Anniversary Commemorative Plate." As such, motorists who are found sporting such a plate will be apprehended and fined P5,000.

The LTO is asking for the public's help by reporting the sale, use and display of these fraudulent plates by calling its office at (+632) 921-9071 or 921-9072.

Plate photo from Sulit.com.ph


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  • jtl888 11 months ago
     
    why have a commemorative plates at the first place? For more income. Fake c. plates = less income for LTO. That's just it.
       
  • neutral 11 months ago
     
    Poor buyers of the plate. Now, they are the target of the LTO agents. Iwas huli plate, yun pala, takaw huli coz the plate can be easily recognized by the enforcers even at a distant.
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  • jon1441 11 months ago
     
    Dapat ang huliin ung seller not ung buyer.. the buyer is the victim. tsk.. kawawa ung buyer.. waste of money.
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    • japster_13 11 months ago
       
      dapat alam mo kung ano binibili mo.. kung hinde LTO nagbebenta nyan, kaduda duda naman na agad.. walang manloloko kung walang magpapaloko...
         
      • jon1441 11 months ago
         
        hindi ko binili ung plate na to. 1st - ang pangit ng design. 2nd - I have my own commemorative plate PMA 86. I just pity dun sa mga taong bumili. kungyari mga baguhan. yun bang 1st timer magbuy ng commemorative plate. mga ganun na bagay. I just put mga shoes dun sa mga nabiktima. :D peace!
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        • jon1441 11 months ago
           
          anyway so far wala pa akong nakikitang LTO 100 na commemorative plate dito sa manila area. ung commemorative plate ko is for design purpose only. I'm not using it for iwas coding or whatever. I followed the rules and regulation very well. I know kasi ung iba kaya bumili ng commemorative plate is for iwas huli and para matakot ung enforcer eh. I know my own limits and I don't plan to cross that limit as a normal citizen.
             
        • japster_13 10 months ago
           
          i wasn't referring to you.. i meant the "mo" as a general statement.. hinde mo naman sinabi na bumili ka kaya di ko malalaman kung bumili ka man o hinde.. :)
             
    • 17Sphynx17 11 months ago
       
      The same principle applies if you but for illegal goods, like sake a fake license (which is actually somewhat similar to the plates). So don't arrest the driver with the fake license just the printing press?

      What japster said is right, it wasn't from LTO so why would you think it is legally from LTO? Homework should have been done by the buyer as well if this was in fact legit to begin with before making a purchase like this.

      Negligence does not absolve you of the crime.
         
    • gogogo 10 months ago
       
      kasalanan din naman nila kasi bumili sila ng peke. haha
         
      • jon1441 10 months ago
         
        umm In the 1st place sure ako kun hindi to nipost ng topgear, hindi malalaman ng mga tao na peke to right?? pwera lng kun taga LTO un taong un dahil sila lng talaga nkakalam na fake to dahil commemorative must go under their approval before selling it to the public.
           
  • Feeter Silverster 11 months ago
     
    Dapat eh bawal na lahat ng commemorative plate na ganyan (LTO 100 years)para fair, so lahat ng may ganyan eh illegal na lang.
       
  • Feeter Silverster 11 months ago
     
    Try ko ngang i-text yung number kung sasagot. hehe
       
  • neotech93 11 months ago
     
    Add the fake congressman "8" plates to the hunt! There are a lot of fake ones. A lawyer friend told me that the legit plate has the name of the congressman's jurisdiction on top. If you look at most of the "8" plates on the road, they clearly don't have such a feature. It's amazing that the determining feature whether the plate is fake or not is very prominent - and yet no one seems to care. Just because a vehicle sports an "8" or any other plate that tells people that the car is owned by a government official, doesn't mean it's immune to traffic laws; quite the contrary actually.
       
    • ddwight 10 months ago
       
      i see a lot of vehicles with "8" plates up front but at the tailend, its the usual plate.. these too should be taken a closer look by our authorities..
         
  • yokam888 11 months ago
     
    i have a few friends from law enforcement and i never saw them install "nbi", "pnp", "pma", "pnpa" or other commemorative plates. why? because all of them does not want to be known as a law enforcer when they are driving their private vehicles. they jokingly say para daw hindi sila ma ambush. lol.
       
  • bruce 11 months ago
     
    i'm not fond of commemorative plates but I think those sporting them should not be apprehended as long as it does not cover the plate numbers.  having commemorative plate is just like having an additional modification on your car so why apprehend?
     
    and it's kinda funny how these plates will help you not to be flagged for a traffic violation!
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    • gogogo 10 months ago
       
      dapat sila i-apprehend kasi FAKE plates yung gamit nila hindi naman sinabi na i-aapprehend yung mga gumagamit ng legit plates eh.
         
      • bruce 10 months ago
         
        you did not get my point here sir. i mentioned na di sila dapat i-apprehend as long as hindi naka-cover yung orig plate numbers.. i don't care if they are fake comm plates, added mods lang yun kumbaga.. now, it's a different story kung ni-replace ng comm plate na yan yung kanilang plate, dapat talaga i-impound yun.. fake or legit, huhulihin pa din yan based sa rule kung covered yung license plates mismo..
           
  • parrehkim 11 months ago
     
    HALA MY NAGBEBENTA SA AKIN YAN MABUTI NALANG HND KO BINILI AT MAYROON AKONG NAKITA SA CLASIFIED ADS YAN NA NAGBEBENTA BAWAL PALA YAN
       
  • 007 11 months ago
     
    Sa sulit may nagbebenta.

       
  • gogogo 10 months ago
     
    pati na rin yung nbi at pnp plates na di naman mga pulis dapat hulihin na rin nila
       
  • carwiki 10 months ago
     
    Kaya madami ng ganyan para iwas sila sa number coding :)
       
  • trick19 10 months ago
     
    I saw one person selling LTO 100 commemorative plate on sulit. Sa feedbacks niya, may isang nag reklamo na nahuli siya ng LTO because FAKE daw yung LTO 100 na plate. The funny thing is, even though ganon na nangyari.. still she's selling them to other people. And meron pa siya binebenta na PHILMEDIA PLATE. I haven't seen one on the streets. May 2 stickers daw na kasama, one sa front and one for the back. NO CODING. LIFETIME USE. NO EXPIRATION. So dahil MEDIA and plate mo, wala ng huli? haha. I also see cars with TV5 Logo. JEEP nga sa novaliches meron eh. I had a commemorative plate before and it's the LEAP COMMEMORATIVE PLATE. Yun yung authorized and legal plate na nilabas ng LTO before.
       
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