A. fine of 5,000 Php
A. fine of 5,000 Php
B. suspension of his driver's license for one month
C. a fine of 10,000 Php
Driving an unregistered motor vehicle carries with it a fine of P10,000. Worse still, if the non-registration exceeded one month, the vehicle will be impounded and released only once the vehicle has been registered and the corresponding fines and penalties have been paid. Ouch.
So, to answer your question, if you haven’t registered your car in three years and you’re caught on the road, you will lose your car, have to pay the P10,000 fine, and the additional penalties to register your vehicle.
But how much are these penalties exactly? All vehicles need to be registered on their assigned week (based on your plate number’s last two digits). An example is a plate ending in 12 will need to be registered in February (last digit 2) from the first to the seventh working day (second to the last digit 1). If you go beyond this seven working- day period, a penalty of P100 for motorcycles or P200 for all other vehicles will be charged.
If, however, you go beyond the registration month, but not more than 12 months beyond (based on the last digit), you will be charged an additional penalty equivalent to 50% of the Motor Vehicle User’s Charge (MVUC) for your vehicle class.
As an example, a light passenger vehicle (with gross vehicle weight of up to 1,600kg) has an MVUC charge of P1,600, so 50% of this would be an additional fine of P800 on top of your renewal fees.
If you exceed 12 months (which you did, if you haven’t registered in three years), the answer is a bit more complicated. The government will look to see if you have had any apprehensions for violations of any land transportation laws during the period of non-registration.
If you were fortunate enough not to violate any laws, you will be charged 50% of the MVUC plus the cost of renewing your registration (once).