Crackdown on motorists in dumaguete and surrounding areas

No, it is the individual's responsibility to make sure their taxes are paid, not the dealer.

 

Getting the OR/CR has never been a problem (at least when I bought a new vehicle). The plates and stickers are what the LTO cannot provide in a timely matter. Are dealerships now not able to get the registration completed within a reasonable amount of time?

There is no need for a 90-day suspension on the OR/CR policy due to the lack of plates/stickers. The LTO is not saying you can't drive without them, they are saying you can't drive without the vehicle being registered. I personally wouldn't give a rats arse about the plates and would drive without them. If stopped at a checkpoint and asked where you plates are just say, "sorry sir, out of stock" and then hand them your OR/CR. If they still want to impound your vehicle it might be time to hire a lawyer and go after the LTO.

 

Many of my bikes in the past have stayed in the name of the previous owner for extended periods of time (until I feel like wasting a day at the LTO to change the registration name....and I have to be extremely bored before I decide to do that).

I have been stopped at check-points with bikes registered under other people's name. The LTO asks, "Is this your bike?" (and occasionally, "How do we know you didn't steal it?") to which you can reply, always with a smile, "Yes it is my bike, just bought it, will change name later....and if I stole this bike I would be sitting back there with the rest of the people waiting for you to close the check-point. (and then point, with your lips of course, at the 100 or so bikes just 100m down the road)"

Meh, I wouldn't worry about that. Doesn't look like that would be all that hard to get...should come with OR/CR. The OR (official receipt)/CR proves that the bike is registered. I don't need no stinkin' permission letter from the LTO to drive a registered vehicle. They should be happy I even registered it in the first place. That's more than 50% of the drivers in Dumaguete do. Add, that I have a valid drivers license and I'm doing more than 75%+ of Dumaguete drivers do.

Note: most of my bikes aren't actually registered anymore and my license is now expired, so I'm currently not doing more than 75% of Dumaguete drivers, I'm just falling in line with the cultural norms....when in Rome. I guess I'll just have to sit with the rest of the Filipinos 100m before the check-point and wait for it to close. (Or since I can afford to put gas in my vehicle, I'll just drive around it. )