LTO temporarily deactivates alarm on vehicles with violations

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) said on Wednesday that it has temporarily removed the alarm tags on vehicles with violations with the suspension of the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP).

In a statement, LTO said its head, Teofilo Guadiz III, has sent a letter to the local government units (LGUs) implementing the NCAP to deactivate the alarms to allow the registration of vehicles recorded with traffic violations.

At least three LGUs processed the removal of alarms including Quezon City with 1,190 alarms, Parañaque City with 93,083 alarms, and Bataan with 7,616 alarms as of Wednesday, the agency said.

“This will allow the renewal of registration of apprehended motor vehicles through the NCAP pending the final Decision/Resolution of the Supreme Court on the matter,” Guadiz said.

“In the event the Supreme Court will affirm the validity of the same, the alarms shall be re-tagged in our system, and the fines/penalties shall be reflected and/or applied during the next renewal for registration,” he added.

The Supreme Court earlier issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the NCAP being implemented by several local government units in Metro Manila.

The high court said any apprehensions through the NCAP programs and ordinances related to the policy shall be prohibited until further orders from the court.

Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) earlier said it would refrain from implementing the NCAP.—LDF, GMA News