Dealer sells motorcycles without papers
PAPERLESS MOTORCYLE: Buy at your own risk
Wonder why it takes time for your brand new motorcycle units to be registered by the Land Transportation Office (LTO)? It is because from the very beginning it lacks the supporting papers.
This was found out by The News Today after receiving a complaint regarding the delayed registration of a brand new motorcycle bought from Du Ek Sam Inc. located along Quezon Street, Iloilo City.
While you may be able to pay in full and in cash the preferred unit at Du Ek Sam Inc., for a maximum of 45 days the scenario is - ride and drive at your own risk.
Such is the case for a recent buy at Du Ek Sam Inc. where a blue-colored Honda Wave 100 was paid in full and in cash last January 19th. To date, the driver of this unit with engine number HCO8E-5007223 and chassis number KTL00-061-007223 has yet to enjoy the offered "free TPL insurance and registration."
Reasons vary-slow paced processing of the registration papers at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and corresponding clearances from the motorcycle dealers themselves.
As such, two weeks into the purchase, no registration is yet realized despite earlier statement of LTO Regional Director Gerard Camiņa that ideally, it should only take seven days for such to be fully realized.
Where then is the problem? Rose Imperial, motorcycle clerk of Du Ek Sam, explained the problem and delay is primarily caused by the lack of clearances from the motorcycle suppliers or companies itself that then causes them to have delayed registration.
Why then does the LTO allow these dealers to sell motorcycles without the necessary papers is a big question.
And as if that is not enough bad news for prospective motorcycle buyers, Imperial also said they have to go through with the free registration offered to customers to LTO extension offices such as in Calinog and Roxas City. Why? This she said was because of even longer delays if registration is coursed thru the LTO regional office where a lot of applications are pending. Hence, another burden to the owner in case he transfers ownership of the unit in the future.
What does this do then to the customers and buyers who goes home with an unregistered motorcycle? Wait and hope that in 45 days you may actually get what you thought would come in handy in your good buy. And hope and pray that you don't fall prey to suspicious traffic enforcers who other than causing you major inconvenience by stopping you for documents, will actually add up to the inconvenience already caused by the unregistered fully paid motorcycle unit.
Motorcycles anyone? Ride and drive at your own risk in the first 45 days.