Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 8506)
Republic Act No. 8506 is an Act banning the registration and operation of vehicles with right-hand steering wheels on any private or public street, road, or highway in the Philippines, with certain exceptions.
Any vehicle with its steering wheel on the right-hand side is prohibited from being imported, registered, used, or operated on any public or private street, road, or highway in the Philippines.
Yes, exceptions include vintage automobiles manufactured before 1960 in showroom condition, vehicles used exclusively for officially and legally sanctioned motorsports events, and off-road special purpose vehicles.
The penalty is prision correccional in its medium period and a fine of Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000).
It refers to a medium-term imprisonment under the Philippine penal system, which typically ranges from four years and one day to eight years.
This Act took effect immediately after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two national newspapers of general circulation.
No, the Act prohibits use on any private or public street, road, or highway except for the stated exceptions.
No, the importation or causing the importation of right-hand steering wheel vehicles is unlawful under this Act unless it falls under the exceptions provided.
It means driving or otherwise utilizing a right-hand steering wheel vehicle on any public or private road or highway in the Philippines.
While not explicitly stated in the Act, enforcement typically falls under the Department of Transportation and relevant local and national law enforcement agencies.