Mandatory Taxi Meter Receipts for New Taxis

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LTFRB MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2009-018: Mandatory Taxi Meter Receipts for New Taxis

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Title Supreme Court: Mandatory Taxi Meter Receipts for New Taxis

Law: Ltfrb Memorandum Circular No. 2009-018

Decision Date: Sep 23, 2009

New taxi units are mandated to be equipped with Taximeter Issuing Receipts, sourced from accredited suppliers, to support the government's public transportation modernization program.

administrative law

public utilities

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Policy purpose and modernization intent

The LTFRB adopts the Circular to support the National Government’s public transportation modernization program.
All brand new taxi units being substituted in place of old ones must be installed/equipped with a Taximeter Issuing Receipt (TIR).

Coverage: new taxi substitutions

The mandate applies to all brand new taxi units that are substituted in place of old ones.
The requirement is for the installation/equipping of Taximeter Issuing Receipt (TIR) in connection with the taxi unit substitution.

Mandatory TIR installation rule

LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. 2009-018 requires that brand new taxi units substituted in place of old ones must be installed/equipped with TIR.
The Circular treats this TIR requirement as mandatory for the specified taxi substitution context.

How to secure the TIR

The TIR must be secured solely from either:
- the Bureau of Internal Revenue, or
- LTFRB duly accredited suppliers/dealers/distributors.
The process requires an Inspection Report that is duly accomplished and/or signed by the Resealing Section of the Technical Evaluation Division.
The Inspection Report must be presented before the release of the approved application for dropping and substitution.

Procedures tied to dropping and substitution

The Circular links release of authority for taxi dropping and substitution to presentation of the required Inspection Report.
The required presentation occurs before the release of the approved application for the dropping and substitution.

Implementation steps and documentation

The Circular requires submission of three (3) copies for record purposes to the UP Law Center under Presidential Memorandum Circular No. 11 (October 9, 1992).
The TIR procurement is restricted to BIR or LTFRB duly accredited suppliers/dealers/distributors only.
The Resealing Section of the Technical Evaluation Division must complete and/or sign the Inspection Report as part of the prerequisite.

Effect on prior memoranda and stated evaluation context

The Circular notes a persistent opposition to the full and/or mandatory implementation of several prior Memorandum Circulars and Revenue Regulations relating to TIR installation, while the Board evaluates and weighs that opposition.
The Circular then makes the Board’s final determination that brand new taxi substitutions must be required to be installed/equipped with TIR, despite the noted opposition during evaluation.

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