Keep your traffic violation tickets: LTO could scam you!
Got this via email. Apparently, some employees of the Philippine Land Transportation Office, with all its computerization projects, have found a way to perpetrate yet another corrupt practice–this time in the light of having ICT facilities to aid their work.
The scheme basically involves the LTO personnel not deleting your violation from their databases after you pay the fine. You end up paying for your violation twice!
So keep your receipts!
And we thought computerization projects were designed to curb such practices!
If ever you get caught for traffic
violation, please keep the receipts for the penalty you paid until such time
that you renew your license again. With the 3-year renewal period of licenses
and the LTO’s computerization system, their personnel
may have developed a new racket.This morning, I renewed my driver’s license. The LTO office in
Binan refused to renew it because they said I have an
outstanding traffic violation. They told me that I got caught for reckless
speeding in February 12,
2004 and I failed to settle it. They
showed me a computer printout to this effect. I infomed them that I already settled it, otherwise, I would
not have my license back since, it was confiscated.They said I might have dealt with fixers
in taking it back. I told them that I never deal with fixers. I also
told them that if they acknowledged that I might have dealt with fixers then,
someone inside the LTO must also be involved since I was able to get my license
back. They said if I really settled it, then I should show them the
receipt and they would delete the entry in the computer — they said maybe they
just missed to delete it.Of course, I have no receipt to show
them. That was almost two years ago.
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I never imagined this would happen
so I never kept it.In the end, I ended paying up P1,250.00 more-P500.00 for the penalty and P750.00 for the
non-appearance to settle the violation.This is such a simple scheme but it
works. They accept your penalty when you claim your license but they don’t
delete it from the computer. If you renew it they will claim you failed to
settle it. If you have the receipt to prove you did settle, they’ll just
claim there was an error. If you have no receipt, then you’ll just have to
pay again. Please pass on to your subordinates who are also drivers out
there.
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