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May 13th, 2003 08:49 AM #1
Crackdown on illegal
towing firms launched
Posted:1:23 AM (Manila Time) | May 13, 2003
By Christian V. Esguerra
Inquirer News Service
ILLEGAL towing firms will soon be hauled off the streets of the metropolis, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority warned Monday.
Responding to a myriad of complaints, MMDA chairman Bayani Fernando said that unlicensed towing companies would also be charged with car theft for every vehicle they haul off.
"Illegal towing is tantamount to carnapping (sic)," he said in his weekly press conference.
Fernando said the operation of towing firms that are not registered with the MMDA is illegal.
The crackdown includes those authorized by local governments but have no license from the MMDA, he said.
Even tow trucks by the Philippine National Construction Corp., the firm that operates the North and South Luzon Expressways, should also secure permits from the MMDA, he added.
The MMDA has accredited around 50 towing companies, said Angelito Vergel de Dios, the agency's Traffic Operations Center chief.
Previous MMDA administrations left towing operations under the authority of local governments. Mayors then had sole control over the registration and conduct of towing firms in their respective areas.
Two years ago, business establishments along EDSA in Malibay, Pasay City, complained about a towing firm terrorizing their customers.
The so-called company, they said, hauled off vehicles, including those with drivers waiting inside with the engine on.
Burly men threatened to hurt motorists whenever they refused to yield their vehicles, the complainants said.
Guidelines
The MMDA issued a set of guidelines to protect motorists from abusive towing firms.
A towing company can never haul off a vehicle without first securing clearance from the MMDA Metrobase via its 136 hotline.
The towing firm is required to inform the Metrobase about the vehicle's make and color, plate number, its driver's violation, towing fee, and the impounding area.
MMDA personnel are instructed to be present in any towing operation and check with the Metrobase if the company is registered with the MMDA.
A vehicle cannot be towed if its driver has already arrived and, more so, if the driver has been waiting inside.
Firms that will be caught violating any of the guidelines will be charged with car theft.
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May 13th, 2003 09:52 PM #5
uy sana nga..
ano ba pwede gawin para ma-avoid ung illegal and kupal towers..?!!
lalo na pag alam mong wala ka naman talagang violation?
andami kasi jan..basta-basta na lang.
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May 14th, 2003 01:03 PM #8
aholes talaga yang mga yan! They could even carnap a vehicle if they wanted to
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