Violators of road laws can pay their fines at commercial establishments nationwide beginning June 20, the Metro Manila Development Authority said on Monday.
“We are making all facilities available to them so they can settle the fines immediately and avoid being placed under the alarm list of government agencies when they apply for a clearance or renew their vehicle registration,” said lawyer Emerson Carlos, chairman of the Metro Manila Development Authority.
Carlos has signed an agreement with representatives of SM Supermalls and Bayad Center in connection with the designated payment centers for traffic violators and those caught jaywalking and littering.
Motorists can pay the fines even on weekends even when the accredited bank, Metrobank, and the MMDA redemption and payment center in Makati City are closed.
Carlos also said it is more beneficial and advantageous for violators who are residing in the provinces since they could settle the fines at the nearest Bayad Center.
He reminded motorists who failed to settle the fines could not renew their driver’s license or registration before the Land Transportation Office, which has linked up with the MMDA.
At present, violators can only settle the fines in all Metrobank branches and MMDA redemption center at the agency’s head office along Orense Street in Makati City
More than 9,000 violators were caught on cameras violating traffic rules and regulations in Metro Manila. Of the numbers, at least 2,000 have already settled their fines.
The MMDA recently launched a new website on the No-Contact Apprehension Policy to allow motorists to check whether they have committed a traffic violation.
The website MayHuliBa.com features “Na-HuliCam Ka Ba?”, a database which is a viewable, but not editable Google Spreadsheet online, that contains data or an updated list of the revived traffic scheme on erring motorists.
The data will specifically indicate the plate number of the vehicle apprehended under the policy; its location, date, time when traffic violation was committed; and the action taken by the MMDA.
Carlos said the agency has taken the initiative to develop the scheme in response to the popular netizens’ demand for an easy and efficient approach to verify if they have been cited for a traffic infraction.
The system will facilitate the process of verifying the motorist on violations and also ease their fears to the possibility that they might be wrongly cited for traffic infraction, MMDA said.
A motorist can check the database by typing the plate number of their vehicle. The number, date and time, the violation committed and the status of ticket either ready for mailing or sent will appear after completing the data needed.
Once a motorist is captured by a closed-circuit television camera, it will not appear on the site automatically. It will still be subjected to review within the day, then the checking of plate registration. Enough time is needed by the agency to ensure that they will charge the true violators.
The seven-day prescriptive period will not automatically run unless the motorist already received the summon forms containing the traffic violation.
