LTO penalizes 88 car and motorcycle dealerships for failing to release OR/CR, plates on time

In 2025, the Land Transportation Office upped its game when it confirmed registration and license plates of brand-new cars could be released within 72 hours of purchase. It went even further towards the end of the year when it began mandating that the OR/CR and plates be released on the same day as the vehicle.

However, it appears some LTO-accredited car and motorcycle dealerships were found to be in violation of this, and they have now been penalized by the agency. The accreditation is what supposedly allows these dealers to process the registration of brand-new cars and motorcycles.

PHOTO BY Leandre Grecia

According to the LTO, 37 dealers were fined, another 39 were fined P500,000 and had their accreditation suspended for six months, and 12 more had their accreditations canceled. The dealers who lost their accreditation will also be blacklisted for a year by the LTO.

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“Hindi nagtatapos sa pag-iisyu ng SCO ang aksyon ng LTO sa pagpapanagot sa mga accredited dealer na hindi tumutupad sa kanilang mga obligasyon,” said LTO chief Markus Lacanilao. “Hindi namin hahayaan na ang kanilang kapabayaan ay patuloy na magdulot ng abala at paghihirap sa ating mga motorista. Ang mga dealer na patuloy na hindi susunod sa mga patakaran ng LTO ay haharap sa mas mabibigat na parusa, kabilang ang pagpapatigil ng kanilang operasyon.”

Below is the list of dealerships sanctioned by the LTO. Anyone here who has had similar experiences with their brand-new car purchases recently?

Dealerships fined by the LTO:

1. Premiumbikes – Novaliches, Quezon City
2. Wheeltek – Bagong Silang, Mandaluyong
3. Premiumbikes – Caniogan, Pasig
4. Premiumbikes – Sta. Maria, Bulacan
5. Premiumbikes – Lemery, Batangas
6. Premiumbikes – Bayambang, Pangasinan
7. Premiumbikes – Bacoor, Cavite
8. Exponent Konka – Western Bicutan, Taguig
9. remiumbikes – Cainta, Rizal
10. Premiumbikes – San Roque, Quezon City
11. Premiumbikes – Malanday, Valenzuela
12. Premiumbikes – CDO, Misamis Oriental
13. Premiumbikes – Baliuag, Bulacan
14. Premiumbikes – Montalban, Rizal
15. Premiumbikes – Bustos, Bulacan
16. Premiumbikes – North Fairview, Quezon City
17. V8 Racer – Tonsuya, Malabon
18. Guanzon Merchandising – Bayambang, Pangasinan
19. Premiumbikes – Rodriguez, Rizal
20. Premiumbikes – San Roque, Cubao
21. Premiumbikes – Malanday, Valenzuela
22. Eversure Maxim – Malalom, Leyte
23. Premiumbikes – San Isidro, Quezon City
24. Premiumbikes Corp. – Malinta, Valenzuela
25. Wheeltek – Angeles, Pampanga
26. Premiumbikes Corp. – Malibay, Pasay
27. Rubi Grand Showroom – Panabo, Davao del Norte
28. Premiumbikes Corp. – Commonwealth, Quezon City
29. Premiumbikes Corp. – Tala, Caloocan City
30. Premiumbikes Corp. – Baliuag, Bulacan
31. Premium Corp. – North Fairview, Quezon City
32. Premium Corp. – Rodriguez, Rizal
33. HQ Enterprises – Bagong Silang, Caloocan
34. Magnacycle Corp. – San Mateo, Rizal
35. Iconic Dealership – BGC, Taguig
36. Toyota Cubao – San Roque, Cubao
37. Shaw Automotive – Pleasant Hills, Mandaluyong

Dealerships fined P500,000 and penalized with a six-month suspension on accreditation: 

1. Iconic Dealership – BGC, Taguig
2. Rizal Autozone – B.F. Homes, Parañaque
3. Wheeltek – Ma-a, Davao City
4. Wheeltek – Mexico, Pampanga
5. Exponent Konka – Western Bicutan, Taguig
6. Wheeltek – Timog
7. Wheeltek – Tiaong, Quezon
8. Maverick – Taytay, Rizal
9. Wheeltek – Pulilan, Bulacan
10. LGM Motorcycles – Palatiw, Pasig
11. Motoxpress – Talon Uno, Las Piñas
12. Power Racer – San Miguel, Bulacan
13. DES Marketing – Caldaza, Tarlac City
14. V8 Racer – Jose Abad Santos, Manila
15. V8 Racer – Gumaoc East, SJDM
16. Wheeltek – Sta. Maria, Bulacan
17. ACT Corp. – Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya
18. HQ Enterprises – Bagong Silang, Caloocan
19. Motortrade – Bangued, Abra
20. Keymotors Inc. – Sampaguita, Iloilo
21. Gateway Motors (Cebu) Inc. – Camputhaw, Cebu
22. Yamaha 3S – Pleasant Hills, Mandaluyong
23. Motoxpress – Talon Uno, Las Piñas
24. Premiumbikes – Bagong Silang, Caloocan
25. Motoxpress – San Gabriel, GMA, Cavite
26. Motoxpress – San Fernando, Pampanga
27. Freiburg Auto – Anabu I-D, Imus, Cavite
28. Motoxpress – Pamplona Uno, Las Piñas
29. Mazda – Sta. Rosa, Laguna
30. Auto Zoomzoom – Magallanes, Makati City
31. Motoxpress – B.F. Homes, Parañaque
32. Vismotor – Remigio, Cebu City
33. Happytrip Motors – Don Bosco, Parañaque
34. Motortrade – Pardo, Cebu City
35. Global Star Motors – Apas, Cebu City
36. Freiburg Auto – Calamba, Laguna
37. Rizal Autozone – Binangonan, Rizal
38. Rizal Autozone – San Agustin II
39. Motoxpress – Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong

Dealerships with canceled accreditation and blacklisted for one year:

1. Wheeltek – San Isidro, Makati
2. Wheeltek – Pulilan, Bulacan
3. Maverick – Taytay, Rizal
4. Wheeltek – Timog
5. Wheeltek – Mexico, Pampanga
6. Power Racer – San Miguel, Bulacan
7. Motoxpress – Talon Uno
8. Honda Motor Sports – Olympia, Makati
9. Motoxpress – Talon Uno
10. Rizal Autozone – Double Tree
11. Motoxpress – Berzon Building
12. Motoxpress – Pamplona Uno, Las Piñas

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