Uniform Taxi Vehicle Registration Fees

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) issues LTO Memorandum Circular No. 97-242 to implement uniformity in collectible registration fees for taxis across regions.
The Memorandum Circular addresses the observed difference in collectible registration fees of for-hire motor vehicles, particularly utility vehicles categorized as TAXI by the LTFRB, between regions.
It mandates a single computation method for the relevant taxi category to eliminate regional variation.

The uniform fee computation applies to utility vehicles categorized as TAXI by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).
The Memorandum Circular applies to for-hire motor vehicles, particularly utility vehicles that are taxi in the LTFRB franchise/category sense.
Fee computation is tied to the vehicle’s engine as piston displacement.

For utility vehicles categorized as TAXI by the LTFRB, collectible registration fees must be computed using engine as piston displacement.
The rule requires computation based on engine displacement, using piston displacement as the basis for determining the collectible registration fees.
The uniform computation method applies to prevent fees from varying from one Region to another for the same taxi category.

Registration fee computation for the covered taxi category must follow the mandated engine/piston displacement basis.
Compliance is required as an operational directive under LTO Memorandum Circular No. 97-242.
The Memorandum Circular takes effect immediately, so the uniform computation applies right away upon effectivity.