Motor vehicle inspection mandatory before renewal of registration

MOTOR vehicles and motorcycles should be first strictly inspected for safety and road worthiness before its registration can be renewed with the Land Transportation Office (LTO).

Department of Transportation (DoTr) Undersecretary for Administrative Service Artemio Tuazon Jr. stressed that the thorough inspection of motor vehicles prior to LTO registration or renewal of registration is in line with the current thrust of the DoTr to make sure that motor vehicles on the country's roads remain roadworthy.

Data from the Metro Manila Development Authority-TEC- Road Safety Unit Metro Manila Accident Recording and Analysis System Annual Report 2019 show a total of 121,771 road crashes in Metro Manila for that year with an average of 334 cases per day. Of this figure, 372 ended in deaths while 20,466 victims suffered from nonfatal injuries and 100,933 resulted in damage to property.

Motorists and vehicle owners are given the option to have their motor vehicles inspected either by an authorized private motor vehicle inspection center (PMVIC) or have it inspected by the LTO.

Tuazon said motorists need not worry about the cost of having their vehicles inspected for roadworthiness by a PMVIC as the cost of the inspection is now the same as the cost of an emission test given by a private emission testing center.

Tuazon added that aside from the emission testing as mandated under the Philippine Clean Air Act, vehicles will be also be inspected for roadworthiness at a PMVIC at no extra charge.