This was discovered when a vehicle owner from Cebu City was barred from renewing the registration of a Toyota Avanza with plate number NEU 1976.The owner of the vehicle sought the assistance of the Highway Patrol Group-Central Visayas after the LTO discovered in its database that another Toyota Avanza but with a different color carries the same plate number.The two vehicles were apparently purchased from the same auto dealer in Cebu City.
Authorities suspect that one of the two vehicles must have been stolen and the double registration could be the work of a criminal syndicate.LTO-7 Regional Director Victor Caindec vowed to cooperate in the investigation.This is not the first time that the LTMS had inaccuracies in its database.Last year, a vehicle owner was prohibited from renewing his driver's license due to a motorcycle violation reflected in his LTMS account.