MMDA: P5,000 fine for covering license plates

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) warned motorists that covering their license plates using objects like face masks or masking tape will result in a P5,000 fine under the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP).

Vic Nuñez, director of the MMDA Traffic Enforcement Group, stated during a Palace briefing on Thursday that this penalty aims to discourage such behavior and ensure compliance with traffic regulations.

Nuñez mentioned that many vehicles are monitored through CCTV cameras where some drivers use electrical or masking tape to obstruct their license plates.

Under NCAP, which uses technology like closed-circuit television to capture traffic violations, violators can pay fines online or at the MMDA office and have the option to contest their penalties.

The implementation of NCAP resumed on Monday, May 26, after the Supreme Court partially lifted its 2022 order that stopped the policy's enforcement.