Comments on: Contesting MMDA traffic violation tickets

By: Baby

Baby — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:54:54 +0000

NEWS FEEDS: MMDA, LTO sharpen teeth against erring drivers. Pero kapag balik bayan ka, Hero’s of the country ang tingin sayo… Ang kakapal din ng mukha eh no? There’s no such thing as law abiding citizen in this country… In the States, you will notice that even police officers follow traffic signals. They don’t go on a green light just because they are officers… It’s only here in the Philippines I think, maybe in other countries they follow strict compliance too… Well, of course if you’re in pursuit then use your badge, not use your badge to collect more money from violators…

By: Baby

Baby — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:50:05 +0000

Hi, I just got issued a traffic violation receipt yesterday with the same blueboy who issued me traffic violation receipt just last month. He said he will just limit it to obstruction instead of counterflow because counterflow is too costly. Some policemen just ignore and let us though when we counterflow because they understand there is no more u-turn in E. Rodriguez and I live in Pasig and would have to go to Tiendesitas or IPI which is already in Quezon City. That’s how far I would drive just to go back in Pasig. I admit my mistake but it’s too short or close to the place I am going. It’s funny, I was just on my way to buy pandesal that morning and there was no traffic because it’s a Sunday and it’s only around 6:30am when suddenly that blueboy with his motorbike headed towards me. They only work and suddenly shows up when it’s not hot outside. Again, it was a Sunday. He should be considerate. I just thought to myself “Nakaka awa naman” “Makakarma ka rin.” or maybe mag aral kaya ako ng pagiging MMDA mukang malakas benta dito.

By: reden

reden — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:50:49 +0000

i was issued a traffic violation receipt for illegal parking which obviously i didnt do, i just stopped a few minutes alongside ortigas pasig bound infront of la salle coz i saw my car temp rising a bit, i stopped beside the cars parked on the sidewalk bec. i saw a lot of drivers (waiting for the dismissal of the students), in case i need help, so i flashed my hazard lights then a woman mmda just stuck a receipt on my windshield got her camera, im not so sure if she was able to take a picture but at this time, i drove away. i think this is part of their no physical contact policy, which for me is prone to abuse by the mmda. i didnt argue with her bec. at that time i wasnt feeling well coz i think my bp was high, i was afraid that if i get into an argument bka ma-stroke pa ako. do you think i have to wait for the first notice or settle the fine thru metrobank?

By: J. Angelo

J. Angelo — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:20:58 +0000

I believe the plate cover ruling depends on local/city jurisdictions. I’m not sure about the exact promulgations, but I’ll try to make a search. For one, I recall that clear glass plates are legal, but tinted glass plates are not. Tinted plastic plates are also not legal. I believe yellowish plate covers will fall under this.

A tip I learned from foreign embassy/consulate websites: don’t surrender your license. Make several colored photocopies. If an enforcer asks for your license, show the original, but don’t hand it to the enforcer. I believe the MMDA no longer confiscates license. If the enforcer is from the PNP TMG or other city government, I’m not sure if this rule applies. But if they don’t have your original license, they’re less likely to hold it hostage just for you to agree to the violation.

Remember that there are also SOPs that enforcers follow when apprehending a driver. They can’t just ask you to step down, roll down your window fully, nor forcibly get something from the inside of your car (unless they suspect a crime currently occurring).

I’ll try to do more research on this.

BTW, I believe its’ the Makati police or Makati city traffic police that’s quite strict with license plate covers (and a lot of other traffic rulings). Chances are, if you registered your MV at other LTO branches, they wouldn’t likely mind the tinted plastic cover. But Makati traffic police are often on the lookout for such.

By: MV

MV — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:37:47 +0000

i just got back from malugay Thursday… paid my dues… and got my driver’s license back… guess what? my drivers’ license just got confiscated again… by the makati police…

violation??? the cover of my license plate is yellowish and they cant read my license plate easily… i begged.. explained… that i didnt know… and i didnt even know such rules exist… and my license and my license plate were renewed with the cover on it…

and in fact, i just got my driver’s license and the previous police took my license plate just fine…

but too late… because i gladly showed my driver’s license knowing i didnt do any violance… of course, i didnt get my driver’s license back…

you know what the police told me… “i can just give you a lower citation.” i almost cursed… ggggrrrr!!!! it was so horrible driving for another hour… seeing how every other vehicle violates traffic rules… such as stopping in the middle of the road… and i got my ticket confiscated for having a yellowish cover plate????

i didnt want to sign the paper… but figured… i wouldnt be able to go with that… i wrote “i contest” and sign….

and now i am researching how to contest and am pretty sure i will not be able to easily do it as easily as they took my driver’s license?

should i contest??? what’s the point?

can we do a class action?

By: michelle

michelle — Mon, 31 May 2010 10:39:46 +0000

Hi there,

Just last night May 30, I was harrassed and by Makati Police for no valid reason. I was dropping off my boyfriend outside his condo which was in Skyland Plaza and we were in Tindalo Road, Just opposite AXXA building at 10pm. I was just parked behind two cars.. rather I was just stopping so technically I was just there for like 10 mins. Anyway, a makati police car pulled over and asked for my licence as apparently I was ‘ OBSTRUCTION TO TRAFFIC’! dude there was no cars around. It was 10 pm! anyway I contested and asked what was my violation and they replied it was obstruction but I asked back and said where was the traffic.

The so called cop could not answer me and replied that he didnt have time to go through his so called ‘ books’!! He was asking for my licence without any knowledge of what traffic rule I violated. ( as if there was). Long story short, he threaten me and took my licence. I refused to give sign the ticket that he gave out, where his comments wrote: arrogant, DTO and refuse to surrender my licence. What was worse was that for some reason he noted that the event occured at 10 am. Where in fact it was at 10pm. I have security guards as witnesses to this.

i am so appalled by this behvaior and to be honest I feel sick to my stomach whenever i have to pay my VAT and taxes.

The next step is that I have to go to Malugay Police Station for this. Keep you guys posted.

By: mina

mina — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:09:43 +0000

im going to one of those hearings tomorrow. it’s my first time to go through such thing — any tips? my boss told me to just keep my cool. hah. my license got confiscated for a counterflow violation — but i decided to contest since there was no “no entry” signs on the street (exchange road, from meralco ave, going to san miguel ave). told the ‘deputized’ dude ill just settle it at metrobank, but he said it’s a major violation and they need to confiscate my license. bad trip!

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:46:48 +0000

Nope. You don’t need to bring your license though you might have to jot down you license number if the ticket has your name. Chances are the ticket would be c/o your car/plate number.

By: grace

grace — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:12:59 +0000

do you need to bring your license when you pay the illegal parking ticket in metrobank? need reply asap.. thanks!

By: roscel caranza

roscel caranza — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:26:38 +0000

now a days these mmda traffic enforcer are only bound to enforce traffick ticket and not to help motorist, they dont give a dammed, i called them ticket maniacs to tell you i got two tickets one is for lane violation in edsa going to east ave. entering puj,pub lane,you got to used binoculars to see the private lane were you were supposed to enter this 2004 i have this ticket until now, and i hate to pay for this one . the other is just recently, color coding just ten meters away from the bounderies of pasig and cainta going floodway, as if you are playing basketball a line violation call from a reff.what a consideration from men in blue of pasig.