Huli ka!

Was chatting with a taxi driver late last week and he told me a very interesting tidbit about Makati's ticketing policies.

Turns out that the Makati City local government imposes a late fee for unpaid traffic violation tickets. If the fine is not paid within 72 hours of issuance, then the violator has to pay a late fee of 25 pesos per day.

Personally, I feel this is a good way to enforce discipline and to raise their revenue, although 25 pesos a day seems pretty steep. Unfortunately, it seems that the Makati City local government has forgotten to inform the violators of this particular policy, either by stating such in the ticket or requiring their enforcers to inform the violators. So, for the uninitiated, they are in for a big surprise when they finally find time to go to the municipal hall to pay for the ticket.

Although this is really just hearsay, this is something that is unacceptable. I know ignorance is not an excuse, but this only applies if the local government has made an effort to inform the general public of their policies.

Anyway, I'd appreciate if anyone can verify this. Better yet, a picture of the ticket would be great.