The Land Transportation Office (LTO) here will start to accept only test results coming from private motor vehicle inspection centers (PMVIC), according to reports.
In an internal memorandum of the LTO dated Oct. 6, 2021, it tackles about the Motor Vehicle Inspection and Registration System (MVIRS) module of the Land Transportation Management System (LTMS).
The memorandum states that as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) already acquired the LTMS, which is intended to upgrade the information technology (IT) capability of the LTO, there is a need to change the registration process.
Furthermore, the memorandum says that the MVIRS module of the said LTMS is in place in most regions, and as such, LTO should optimize the use of the said module.
Thus, in the inspection and registration of motor vehicles in areas where there is a complete roll out of the MVIRS module, only results from PMVICs will be utilized in the registration of vehicles.
The memorandum also said that the results gathered from the PMVICs shall be used as baseline data to ensure that the LTMS and the MVIRS system will be able to ensure road worthiness of vehicles plying on Philippine roads. This will eventually lead to improved road safety standards in the Philippines.
Bohol is included in the initial roll out of the LTMS and MVIRS. Thus, the LTO in Bohol will soon accept only PMVIC results for light vehicles and motorcycles as a requirement for registration.
The Tagbilaran Vehicle Inspection Center and the Tubigon Vehicle Inspection Center are the PMVICs operating in Bohol.
However, Private Emission Testing Centers (PETC) results with the required LTO visual inspection will be accepted in the following instances:
1. In non-LTMS sites.
2. In LTMS sites where there are no existing PMVICs.
3. For Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDV).
4. As an option for tricycles pursuant to Department of the Interior and Local Government Memorandum Circular (DILG MC) 2020-036.
WHAT IS THE BOTTOMLINE
This means that vehicle owners need not pay a computer fee when registering their vehicles unlike in the past.
As Bohol is one of the pilot provinces of the new LTMS system by the LTO, vehicle owners don’t need to pay the said fee, and will be able to use the LTMS ahead of other provinces.
Bohol-based PMVICs are using the new LTMS system. They are also able to conduct a comprehensive 73- point inspection process making sure a vehicle is roadworthy.
It means that there is no need for vehicle owners to get inspected anew at the LTO, according to reports.
The new system reduces the incidence of tampering with in the inspection results, the reports add.