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EDITORS NOTE February 02, 2021
The newly implemented Motor Vehicle Inspection System (MVIS) and Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (MVICs) is drawing a lot of flak and criticism across the country. There are various reasons for the uproar, including faulty test results (Land Cruiser saga), vehicles that passed AND failed, and the case of a car getting damaged while testing. However, one of the biggest underlying reasons would be the price of the test.
Undergoing a test at a PMVIC will cost PHP 1,800 for private vehicles and PHP 600 for motorcycles. The price is more than double that of an emissions test in the past. If your car fails, you have to pay again to undergo a re-test. While some PMVICs might waive the fee of a re-test, others may not.
The Motor Vehicle Inspection System (MVIS) is a new program in the Philippines to ensure the road-worthiness of the vehicles to be registered. As per the LTO s Memorandum Circulars Nos. 2020-2240 and 2018-2158, the former of which is still in drafting, The documents affect passenger vehicles, motorcycles, commercial vehicles, and also public utility vehicles (PUVs) and public utility jeeps (PUJs).
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is the government agency responsible for implementing the standards for the MVIS. Not all LTO offices will require that you pass the MVIS to be able to register your vehicle.
The MVIS test will be required if you want to register your vehicle, passing the test will mean that your vehicle is roadworthy and that it is able to be registered. Read on to find out everything that you need to know about this new system.
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AUTO NEWS September 20, 2019
The implementation of the new Motor Vehicle Inspection System (MVIS) by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) is underway. That means motorists that need to renew their vehicle registration will proceed to a local Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Center (PMVIC) to have their vehicle undergo a full roadworthiness and safety check. Components and systems like the primary and secondary lights, horn, suspension, steering play, braking, so on and so forth will be tested by the PMVICs.
Yesterday, however, a post on social media sparked quite a bit of outrage amongst motor vehicle owners. The post claims that an unmodified Toyota Land Cruiser 200 in Nueva Ecija failed its MVIS because the sound level of the exhaust exceeded the 99-decibel limit. And we re not talking about going over a little bit; the MVISR or Motor Vehicle Inspection Report indicates that the vehicle exceeded 650 decibels or more t
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In a media forum on Monday, officials from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) said the MVIS program has already been “long-delayed” as it was mapped out more than 12 years ago already.
LTO Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante reiterated the need for Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (PMVICs) in the country to ensure that all private vehicles on the road are roadworthy.
“With MVIC, ang kailangan talaga, hindi yung modelo ng sasakyan kundi its roadworthiness. Kaya malaking tulong na ma-put up natin itong MVIC para we can have the benefit of having a scientific, methodical, and very systematic checking of the roadworthiness of a vehicle,” Galvante said.