I'm now an owner of shiny new Toyota Innova E 2.g DSL since last
week. And since it's new, still has no plate numbers but was able
to get home to Quezon City and Makati via San Juan and Mandaluyong,
not via EDSA nor C5.
For now, I'm using Toyota Pasong Tamo's delivery receipt valid for
7 days that I need to show to traffic enforces (MMDA or MAPA/MAPSA
in makati) or the Land Transportation Office (LTO) or PNP TMG
(traffic management group) manning checkpoints.
Note that the seven days validity of conduction sticker is legal
only for delivery of your new vehicle from the dealer to your
office or residence but due to either laziness of the CASA or the
usually slow LTO release of license plates, plate numbers will be
released after about 3 to 4 weeks. (conduction sticker can be
removed from your car once you have your plate numbers, number
coding in makati uses the last digit of your conduction sticker
too, i think same in Las Pinas but not sure in Pasig. MMDA
tolerates it but also attracts carnappers and carjackers of which
QC has lots of)
I've yet to mark the first week of my car's life outside, odometer
reading's still around 64 kilometers. I have several post-dated
delivery receipts to use after seven days to renew my seven days
grace period of "exemption" from the no plate, no travel policy.
But i think as long as it's taking a long time, a smart police or
traffic enforcer can ask your odometer reading to know if your
car's really fresh from the CASA.
I intend to take my Innova to Bolinao, pangasinan next month, I
hope to receive my plate number by then so that I don't have to be
nervous to pass by NLEX and SCTEX or even SLEX and Startoll.
Violations and fines for new cars without license plates apply plus
possible impounding of your new car until you show the LTO
registration OR/CR or license plate with stickers.
This No Plate No Travel policy is stupid for the government makes
it hard for citizens to use their new cars caused by the
inefficiency of the LTO in the quick release of license plates. -
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