Vince Pornelos / Brent Co | March 01, 2012 02:01
One ticket to rule them all
Just
over a month ago, the MMDA gave word that the Metro Manila Council,
composed of the mayors of the cities within Metro Manila, has
approved the implementation of a single ticketing system for traffic
violations within the metro.
Well,
that system is set to be implemented today, March 1, and comes with
it several stipulations. For instance, under the new system, a
violator will not be issued a new ticket in another city if he/she
has already received a ticket for the same violation. A violator,
however, will still be issued another ticket for a different
violation.
According
to abs-cbnnews.com, the MMDA is working on centralizing the fine
system.
At the time of implementation, an apprehended motorist can
proceed to the local government's traffic office (or equivalent) to
pay the fine.
The
new, singular traffic ticketing system supercedes the individualized
system implemented before.
Over the years, local government units have their own ticketing systems with their own fines on top of the MMDA's own ticketing system, running against the MMDA's 1995 charter that gives them the power to have a single ticketing system.
