The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has impounded a total of 101 tricycles during the weeklong implementation of the “No Plate, No Travel” policy for tricycles in Quezon City that started on July 1.
Aside from those impounded, a total of 123 tricycle drivers were also issued with citation tickets for traffic violations in Quezon City during the same period, according to LTO chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II.
Mendoza vowed to continuously implement the policy, especially after leaders and members of the Tricycle Operators and Drivers Associations (TODAs) in Quezon City have expressed gratitude to the agency for the genuine concern on their years-long concerns.
Earlier, TODA members and leaders in Quezon City said they regained their lost income from the operation of colorum tricycles after they registered a 50 percent increase from their daily income since the “No Plate, No Travel” policy was implemented on July 1.
Mendoza said the implementation of the policy was a form of campaign against colorum tricycles since only legitimate tricycles were given license plates when the LTO addressed the backlog for all Quezon City legitimate tricycles a few months ago.
Mendoza clarified that the operation was meant to protect legitimate tricycle operators and drivers who have been complaining of loss of income from unregistered tricycles.
The implementation of the “No Plate, No Travel” in Quezon City is considered as a pilot test of the nationwide implementation of the policy soon.