Poe files resolution to probe vehicle inspection, roadworthiness evaluation centers
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 3) A lawmaker has filed a resolution calling for an inquiry into the inspection centers tasked to evaluate the roadworthiness of private vehicles.
Senator Grace Poe filed Senate Resolution No. 634, which seeks to look into issues surrounding Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers or PMVICs. Motorists have been required by the Land Transportation Office to make their vehicles undergo regular tests with accredited PMVICs as part of their registration renewal process.
Inspection fees range from ₱600 to ₱1,800, with advocacy groups flagging the hefty amounts. Meanwhile, reinspection fees for vehicles that failed their tests run from ₱300 to ₱900.
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EDITORS NOTE February 02, 2021
The newly implemented Motor Vehicle Inspection System (MVIS) and Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (MVICs) is drawing a lot of flak and criticism across the country. There are various reasons for the uproar, including faulty test results (Land Cruiser saga), vehicles that passed AND failed, and the case of a car getting damaged while testing. However, one of the biggest underlying reasons would be the price of the test.
Undergoing a test at a PMVIC will cost PHP 1,800 for private vehicles and PHP 600 for motorcycles. The price is more than double that of an emissions test in the past. If your car fails, you have to pay again to undergo a re-test. While some PMVICs might waive the fee of a re-test, others may not.
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Contributed photo January 11, 2021 A TOTAL of three Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers opened to the public Monday, January 10, in the cities of Mandaue and Danao.
Rocket Cargo and Pink Gorilla officially opened their centers to the public in CSSEAZ Reclamation and Alang-Alang in Mandaue City and another in Danao City.
Land Transportation Office (LTO) 7 regional director Victor Emmanuel Caindec revealed that a total of 13 PMVIC is set to open in Central Visayas this year.
Out of the 13, eight of those will be situated in Cebu.
Caindec also said the PMVIC in Carcar City which is operated by RoadReady Inc. is ready to go online but still awaiting their Letter of Authority from the Department of Transportation.
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In a media forum on Monday, officials from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) said the MVIS program has already been “long-delayed” as it was mapped out more than 12 years ago already.
LTO Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante reiterated the need for Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (PMVICs) in the country to ensure that all private vehicles on the road are roadworthy.
“With MVIC, ang kailangan talaga, hindi yung modelo ng sasakyan kundi its roadworthiness. Kaya malaking tulong na ma-put up natin itong MVIC para we can have the benefit of having a scientific, methodical, and very systematic checking of the roadworthiness of a vehicle,” Galvante said.