LTO to go after vehicles without conduction stickers

Land Transportation Office chief Alberto Suansing on Wednesday ordered a crackdown on motor vehicles, especially imported ones, which do not have conduction stickers. Suansing, who issued the order after receiving information regarding imported vehicles cruising Metro Manila roads without conduction stickers, said a concentrated effort against smuggled vehicles is one of the primary instructions given to him by President Macapagal Arroyo when she appointed him last month. "Apart from improving coordination with the Bureau of Customs and the anti-smuggling task force, we will also go after these illegal vehicles that are already in the streets," Suansing said as he assured that, as the new LTO chief, no smuggled vehicles will be registered under his watch. The absence of a conduction sticker means the vehicle did not go through legal procurement process. All vehicles, imported or locally sold, must have conduction stickers before it is released to the owner by the dealer, Suansing explained. As for imported vehicles, the dealer must first submit all the necessary documents to the LTO registration division for clearance. The only time LTO will issue a conduction sticker is when the said cleared vehicle has been purchased. The conduction sticker is only good for seven days, so the owner must secure a license plate at the LTO within the said period. “Conduction stickers are very important it serves as an indicator if an imported vehicle is procured legally," Suansing said. - GMANews.TV