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.
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