LTO impounds 41 unregistered motorcycles

Forty-one motorcycle riders were apprehended as the Land Transportation Office started its strict implementation of its "No Registration, No Travel" policy. 

All of those apprehended were from Metro Manila which has the highest number of delinquent motor vehicles, but LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor D. Mendoza II said the aggressive operations are expected to be carried out across the country.

"There are so many unregistered motorcycles from one to five years. We will not allow this and we will do everything to have their owners register their vehicles," Mendoza said.

Part of the aggressive operations, according to Mendoza, was his order to the LTO Regional Directors to coordinate with the Police Regional Offices of the Philippine National Police and traffic enforcement units of local government units  against unregistered motorcycles.

There are around 24.7 million delinquent vehicles, or those whose owners either failed or deliberately refused to have their motor vehicles registered.