MMDA launches website for NCAP traffic violators
THE METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Monday launched a website that allows drivers to check for traffic violations under the agency’s no-contact apprehension policy (NCAP).
They can input their plate numbers and motor vehicle file numbers to check if they have committed any offenses.
“The inclusion of the motor vehicle file number is an added security and protection so that only the vehicle owners can securely check their violations under NCAP,” MMDA Chairman Romando S. Artes told a news briefing.
Drivers with a ticket may pay their fine at the MMDA office or at its Robinson’s Galleria satellite office, or online. They may also contest their violations.
Mr. Artes said the online platform would include detailed violation information, including photo and video evidence, date and time, type of violation and fines.
The website would soon include real-time SMS (short-message service) and e-mail notifications, he added.
The MMDA also plans to allow drivers with several vehicles or fleets to enroll all their units under a single account, contest violations online and integrate a payment system.
These features would also be available on a future mobile app, he added.
Mr. Artes said the enhancements to the platform would be implemented in the next month or two.
Last month, the MMDA re-enforced the no contact apprehension policy on Metro Manila’s major highways after the Supreme Court partially lifted a temporary restraining order issued in 2022.
The NCAP covers EDSA, C5, Buendia, Roxas Boulevard, Marcos Highway, Katipunan, Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon Avenue and West Avenue.
It monitors and penalizes traffic violations with surveillance cameras and other digital monitoring systems to encourage driver discipline, reduce traffic congestion and minimize corruption.
The MMDA logged more than 5,000 NCAP violations in the first week of its implementation last month, Mr. Artes said. — Adrian H. Halili
