MMDA to give e-bikes another week grace period

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced that it will give Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) owners another 1-week grace period before the agency starts implementing Regulation No. 24-022 series of 2024.

MMDA Regulation No. 24-022 series of 2024, bans LEVs – collectively known here in the country as e-bikes – on national roads, circumferential, and radial roads in Metro Manila. The new regulation also prohibits tricycles, pedicabs, pushcarts, and kuligligs on the said busy thoroughfares.

In a recent press briefer, MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes said that personnel on the ground will continue to remind drivers of e-vehicles, such as e-bikes and e-trikes, as well as tricycles, pedicabs, pushcarts, and kuligligs to not traverse national, circumferential, and radial roads in Metro Manila, but will not issue tickets for another week. He said that this is part of the MMDA’s initiative to support the President’s call to have an educational campaign, especially for those affected, which already expired on May 18.

“We will still be not issuing violation tickets this week but we reiterate that they are still prohibited on major roads,” said Artes.

“This 1-week extension will allow owners and drivers of e-bikes, e-trikes, and other similar light vehicles to comply with either registration or getting a driver’s license,” added Artes.

The absence of vehicle registration and license will result in the impoundment once the regulation is implemented again on Monday next week. He also said that the local government units (LGUs) have conducted intensive information drives on the alternate routes.

Vehicles impounded last month during the first day of the implementation were released and violators do not need to pay the fines.