HOLIDAY SEASON IS TRAFFIC SEASON!
Kahit nasaan ka, ramdam ang Christmas rush! Dahil d’yan, ang ilang commuters, sa mga colorum na sasakyan kumakapit. Ano ba ang sinasabi ng batas tungkol dito? Alamin ‘yan kasama ang ating #KapusoSaBatas, Atty. Gaby Concepcion.
Kahit nasaan ka, ramdam ang Christmas rush! Dahil d’yan, ang ilang commuters, sa mga colorum na sasakyan kumakapit. Ano ba ang sinasabi ng batas tungkol dito? Alamin ‘yan kasama ang ating #KapusoSaBatas, Atty. Gaby Concepcion.
Category
😹
FunTranscript
00:00Traffic is everywhere this Christmas season.
00:04No matter where you are, you can feel the Christmas rush.
00:07Roads are full of cars, malls are full, and most of all,
00:12it's hard to commute.
00:14Because of that, some commuters get stuck in the traffic jams.
00:19That's what we're going to talk about in Ask Me, Ask Attorney Gav.
00:24Ask Me, Ask Attorney Gav
00:29Attorney, for everyone's information,
00:31what does the law say about color rooms in cars,
00:35mopeds, cars, jeeps, and others?
00:38When can a car be considered a color room?
00:42Well, as a general rule, vehicles that will serve the general public
00:46must have a permit or a franchise or authority from the LTFRB.
00:52So if you don't have a permit, this is what we call a color room.
00:56It can be a private car that is being moped,
01:00a PUV that is being moped outside of its approved route,
01:05those that violate its designations.
01:08It can be a school service that operates as a UV Express
01:13or a tourist bus that is being moped as a city or provincial bus.
01:18It can also be that the CPC or permit has expired but is still valid.
01:24Usually, there are what we call tell-tale signs that we can say is a color room.
01:30There is no LTFRB case number,
01:33its authorized route,
01:35the operator's name and number,
01:37and the number of the LTFRB.
01:39If this is, for example, a UV Express,
01:42its tint is dark so that it is not obvious that it is being driven by passengers.
01:48Besides, the UV Express is not allowed to have tinted windows.
01:53The driver is not properly dressed
01:55and if there is a designated route on the car,
01:58it is on a different route.
02:00So this is what we can see if a car is a color room or not.
02:05Are these blinkers also facing something?
02:09Well, as far as I know, there is none and there should be none.
02:13The situation of our riding public is really pitiful.
02:16For the regular employees who usually live in a faraway place,
02:21riding in our poor public vehicles is a big pain for them.
02:27They lose so much time waiting for the vehicle,
02:31staying in the traffic after a long day at work.
02:36So they should not be punished and made to suffer
02:40if they ride in a wrong color room vehicle.
02:44Atty., what about those who are taking advantage
02:50and raising the price of massages this Christmas rush?
02:54Drivers guilty of overcharging should pay a fine of P5,000 for the first offense,
03:02P10,000 for the second offense
03:05and P15,000 for the third offense.
03:08That is difficult because it takes a long time to save P5,000, P10,000, or P15,000.
03:15And because it is Christmas now,
03:17I know that overtargeting of public utility vehicles is becoming more frequent.
03:25But remember, you should file a complaint if you are alone
03:29with other drivers who will find a way to overcharge you.
03:35Of course, if you will give a tip
03:38because you understand the drivers who lose their income
03:42if there is too much traffic, well, that's different.
03:45But the situation is different if you are forced to overcharge.
03:50So that is prohibited.
03:51Let's complain.
03:53We will clarify the laws for the peace of mind.
03:58Wag magdalawang isip.
04:00Ask me, ask Katerina Gabby.
04:04Wait! Wait, wait, wait!
04:07Wait! Don't close yet.
04:10Subscribe to the GMA Public Affairs YouTube channel
04:14to be the first to know the latest stories and news.
04:17Follow the official social media pages of Unang Hirit.