The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has revoked the accreditations of seven private towing companies previously authorized to operate on Edsa and other major thoroughfares for violating guidelines for towing operations.
MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino also canceled the accreditations of 13 other MMDA-accredited towing firms and issued them one-month temporary permits while their operations are being evaluated by the agency.
“As of now, all previous accreditations are hereby cancelled. You will be given temporary accreditation, which is good for one month, pending a review of your records and performances,†Tolentino told towing operators during a meeting at the MMDA office in Makati City yesterday morning.
Of the 20 towing services licensed by the MMDA, seven, however, were denied temporary accreditations following concerns raised by various bus operators, who also attended the meeting, on the abusive practices of the towing companies.
Those were NJP Towing Services based in Pasig City; JGFC Towing Services in Project 6, Quezon City; Lard Towing Services, Edsa-Cubao, Quezon City; JEARLM Towing Services, Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City; Road Eye Towing Services in Novaliches, Quezon City; CD3 Monde Towing Services, San Juan, Taytay, and Mac & Paul Towing Services in Sta. Mesa, Manila.
Unlike the 13 other towing firms, these seven towing firms will no longer be allowed to operate on Edsa and other major roads effective today, according to Tolentino.
Only seven towing companies, however, were actually issued temporary accreditations yesterday because the rest were not represented at the meeting.
Under MMDA Ordinance No. 78-03, only towing companies accredited by the MMDA are allowed to operate along major thoroughfares. There have been 20 private towing companies licensed by the MMDA as of this year.
Tolentino advised the owners of the seven towing firms who were denied the one-month temporary accreditation to show good basis for their re-accreditation.
The MMDA chairman summoned the 20 towing firms and the various bus companies to put a stop to the illegal practices of these towing services, such as exorbitant fees being charged to towed or impounded buses and private vehicles. - Tribune
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