FINES AND PENALTIES

a. Driving without Driver's License

This includes driving with an expired, revoked, suspended, inappropriate driver's license restriction code, inappropriate driver's license classification, fake driver's license, tourist driving a motor vehicle with a valid foreign driver's license beyond the 90-day maximum allowable period and a student driver driving without being accompanied by a duly licensed driver.

Php 3,000

b. Driving a Motor Vehicle Used in the Commission of a Crime Upon Conviction by a Regular Court of Competent Jurisdiction

Php 10,000

c. Commission of a Crime in the Course of Apprehension Upon Conviction by a Regular Court of Competent Jurisdiction

Php 10,000

d. Driving a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol, Dangerous Drugs and/or Similar Substance Upon Final Conviction by a Regular Court of Competent Jurisdiction (Section 12, R.A. 10586)

Php 3,000

e. Reckless Driving

Php 2,000 (1st Offense)
Php 3,000 (2nd Offense)
Php 10,000 (Subsequent Offense)

f. Submission of Fake Documents in Relation to the Application for a Driver's License (New/Renewal)

Php 3,000

g.1 Failure to Wear the Prescribed Seat Belt Device

Php 1,000 (1st Offense)
Php 2,000 (2nd Offense)
Php 5,000 (3rd Offense)

g.2 Failure to Require His/Her Passenger/s to Wear the Prescribed Seat Belt Device

includes Public Utility's failure to post signages instructing front seat passenger to wear seatbelts when inside the vehicle.

Php 3,000 (driver and operator)

h. Failure to Wear the Standard Protective Motorcycle Helmet or Failure to Require the Back Rider to Wear the Standard Protective Motorcycle Helmet

includes wearing helmet with fake Philippine Standard (PS) or Import Commodity Clearance (IIC) sticker.

Php 1,500 (1st Offense)
Php 3,000 (2nd Offense)
Php 5,000 (3rd Offense)

i. Failure to Carry Driver's License, Certificate of Registration or Official Receipt While Driving a Motor Vehicle

Php 1,000

j. All Other Violations of Traffic Rules and Regulations

This includes:

Parking:
1. in an intersection
2. within 5 meters of the intersection
3. 4 meters from the driveway entrance
4. within 4 meters from a fire hydrant
5. in front of a private driveway
6. on the roadway side of any unmoving or parked MV at the curb or edge of the highway
7. at any place where signs of prohibitions have been installed
Disregarding Traffic Signs
Allowing passengers on top or cover of a motor vehicle except in a truck helper
Failure to provide canvass cover to cargos or freight of trucks requiring the same
Permitting passenger to ride on running board, stepboard or mudguard or MV while the same in motion.
Failure to dim headlights when approaching another motor vehicle
Driving in a place not intended for traffic or into place not allowed for parking
Hitching or permitting a person or a bicycle, motorcycle, tricycle or skate roller to hitch to a motor vehicle
Driving against traffic
Illegal turn
Illegal overtaking
Overtaking at unsafe distance
Cutting an overtaken vehicle
Failure to give way to an overtaking vehicle
Increasing speed when being overtaken
Overtaking when left side is not visible or clear of oncoming traffic
Overtaking upon a crest of a grade
Overtaking upon a curve
Overtaking at any railway grade crossing
Overtaking at an intersection
Overtaking on "men working" or "caution" signs
Overtaking at no overtaking zone
Failure of the vehicle on the left to yield the right of way to the vehicle on the right when these vehicles approach or enter an intersection at approximately the same time.
Failure of a vehicle approaching but not having entered intersection to yield the right of way to a vehicle within such intersection or turning therein to the left across the line of travel of the first mentioned vehicle
Failure of the driver of any vehicle upon a highway within a business or residential district to yield the right of way to a pedestrian crossing such highway within a crosswalk except at intersection where the movement of traffic is regulated by a peace officer or by traffic signal.
Failure to stop before traversing a "through highway" or railroad crossing
Failure of a vehicle entering a highway from a private road or driver upon a highway to yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on such highway.
Failure to yield right of way to ambulance, police or fire department vehicles.
Failure to yield right of way at a "through highway" or a "stop intersection".
Failure to give proper signal
Failure to stop motor and notch handbrake of motor vehicle when unattended
Unsafe towing
Obstruction
Motorcycle carrying more passengers other than the back rider or cargo other than the saddle bags and luggage carriers
Overchargin/Undercharging
No franchise/Certificate of Public Convenience or evidence of franchise
Fake CPC, OR/CR, plates, stickers, and tags
Opertaing the unit with defective parts and accessories
Failure to provide discount to those entitled
Fast, tampered, defective taximeter
No sign board
Pick and drop Passenger outside the terminal
Carrying of illegal and/or prohibited cargoes
Failure to provide fire extinguisher and required "STOP and GO" signage for use of each vehicle.
Trip cutting.
Failure to display fare matrix
Breach of franchise conditions under 2011 Revised Terms and Conditions of CPC.

Php 1,000

Violations in Connection with Motor Vehicle Registration/Renewal/Operation

a. Driving an Unregistered Motor Vehicle

This includes driving with an improperly registered motor vehicle or a motor vehicle with expired, revoked, suspended or invalid registration, unregistered or fake substitute or replacement engine, engine block or chassis

Php 10,000

b. Unauthorized Motor Vehicle Modification

This includes change in color and other unauthorized modifications of the standard manufacturer's specification not covered by the preceding section a.

Php 5,000

c. Operating a Right Hand Drive Motor Vehicle

Php 50,000

d. Motor Vehicle Operating without or with Defective/Improper/Unauthorized Accessories, Devices, Equipment and Parts

This includes bells/horns/sirens/whistles, blinkers, brakes, early warning device (EWD), grill/s, jalousies, brake (foot and hand brakes), brake lights/headlights/interior lights/signal, lights/tail lights, mirrors, mufflers, metallic tires/spare tire, speedometer, windshield, wipers or any other accessory, device, equipment or part that is manifestly prejudicial to road safety.

Php 5,000

e. Failure to Attach or Improper Attachment/Tampering of Authorized Motor Vehicle License Plates and/or Third Plate Sticker

Php 5,000

f. Smoke Belching

Php 2,000 (1st Offense)
Php 4,000 (2nd Offense)
1-year suspension of the Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR) and fine not more than Php 6,000 (3rd Offense)

g. Fraud in Relation to the Registration of the Motor Vehicle and/or it's Renewal

Php 3,000

h. All Other Violation in Connection with Motor Vehicle Registration/Renewal/Operation

Php 2,000

Violations in Connection with Dimensions, Specifications/Weight and Load Limits

a. Load Extending Beyond Projected Width Without Permit

Php 1,000

b. Axle Overloading

An amount equivalent ot 25% of MVUC at the time of infringement on owner/operator or driver of trucks and trailers for loading beyond their registered gross weight, vehicle weight. The penalty shall be waived for loads exceeding the registered GVW by a tolerance of less than 5%

c. Operating a Passenger Bus/Truck With Cargo Exceeding 160 kg.

Php 1,000

Violations in Connection with Franchise

1. Colorum ViolationPhp 1 million (bus)
Php 200,000 (truck)
Php 50,000 (Jeepney)
Php 200,000 (Van)
Php 120,000 (Sedan)
Php 6,000 (Motorcycle)

2. Refusal to render service to the public or convey passenger destination