Funny thread, a little information from the late Sen Miriam Santiago, she was wonderful to listen to. Since the inception of the smog test in the Philippines, there has never been one, not one I say, failed test. Does that defy the odds or what? One year I passed without ever turning on the engine.
I don't want to throw this thread off topic, but were they top loaders? A front loader usually has them to stop the drum rocking during transit. Every front loader I purchased in the UK, plus the one purchased by my sis-in-law here, had transit bolts.
Why would a failed test be sent to the LTO? Is it a requirement that they are? If not, how would the LTO ever know a test was failed? I doubt the validity/integrity of her statement.
Who said anything about a failed test being sent to the LTO? I think that there would be some that have failed only to be told fix it and bring it back or that will cost you 500 and it passed the test. But from my own experience I have never seen a failed test at all the times I have been there to have my vehicle tested ever since testing was introduced.
Not sure how this ended up in the comedy section as I thought there was a separate thread for emission testing....but seeing as we are here anyway - went to do the test on our acquired used bike yesterday at JVP on the By-Pass Road. I've read comments about going at 0700 and having to wait for hours with the overcrowding. We went at 1300, left the copy CR and were told to return in about 90 minutes. There were about a dozen or so waiting in front of us. We went for a leisurely coffee on the Boulevard, returned about an hour and 45 later and were attended to straight away. They even did three engine and chassis number stencils for use at the PNP/HPG for a few extra pesos. All quite relaxed. Things for anyone going for the PNP/HPG check if acquiring a used vehicle to know - go there first (next to LTO) and ask them to run a quick database check. They will then provide a payment slip to take to Landbank (P300) and you return with receipt for the full check with the vehicle and engine and chassis number stencils. But bare in mind that Landbank are currently closing at 1230 daily 'due to Covid-19 sir'. Great idea - shorten the business hours so that everyone has to crowd into a shorter time period to do business. Wonder who thought that one up? Presumably someone fancying a half day's work each day. One other thing (sorry Rye, you might want to move this). Someone posted a while ago that they bought their vehicle insurance from M Lhuiller. I tried, but was given every excuse under the sun as to why they could not do it (should have seen the panic on their faces when I said I would return the next day). In the event, I walked down the street and purchased from another broker for the same cost. After my Shopee return shipping experience at M Lhuiller, I won't be going there for anything else in a hurry. Hope some of this helps those acquiring a used vehicle and not familiar with the process.
Apparently the late Senator Miriam Santiago did. The comment is completely meaningless unless failed tests are required to be turned in to the LTO. Just another politician saying completely pointless politician nonsense.
