Vehicles with NCAP violation alarm tags temporarily removed by LTO

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced that it has temporarily removed the alarm tags on vehicles with violations under the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP). This is in accordance with the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court (SC) against the NCAP. 

No Contact Apprehension Policy has been suspended due to the Supreme Court's TRO

LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Teofilo Guadiz III has also sent a formal letter to Local Government Units (LGUs) implementing the NCAP to deactivate the alarm tags. The reason behind the said move is to allow the renewal of registration of vehicles that were apprehended through the NCAP. 

“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.

The agency shared that thousands of vehicles have been virtually apprehended violating traffic rules through the NCAP. The LTO Chief clarified that the alarm tags will be put back in place should the SC affirm the validity of the NCAP. The fines will then reflect during the next registration renewal.    

“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,” Guadiz noted.

The MMDA has intensified physical presence in areas once covered by the NCAP

The LTO said that three LGUs have already started processing the temporary removal of alarm tags in regard to the NCAP as of this writing. 

Quezon City is among the three LGUs that have started the process, which has 1,190 alarms while the city of Parañaque with 93,083 alarms has also started the untagging process. Bataan also responded to the LTO’s call as it starts to temporarily remove 7,616 alarms. 

Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) previously said that it is willing to refund the fines collected from violators through the NCAP if the SC orders it. The MMDA has also intensified physical apprehension in areas once covered by the NCAP. 

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