LTO Car Registration Renewal: requirements and expenses

It’s the time of the year again when we have to pay for the car registration renewal in LTO. Honestly, the LTO should have an option for the car owners to register their vehicles for 2 years, 3 years, etc… So that we won’t have to go yearly to the LTO and undergo the same process over and over again. I listed the documents needed for car registration renewal and our expenses for this year.

Documents required for renewal of private vehicle registration are:

1. Original copy of Certificate of Registration and last year’s original Official Receipt of payment

2. Insurance Certificate of Cover or Third Party Liability (TPL) insurance – paid Php 970

3. Emission Testing, go to an accredited testing center. In LTO Las Pinas, you can find the Green Star Emission Testing inside the LTO – paid Php 415

4. Motor Vehicle Inspection Report form – you can download this form at the LTO website

The vehicle registration fee depends on the year and make of your car, in our case, we paid Php 2,629. A total of Php 4,014 spent on car registration renewal.

Car registration at the LTO is fast and orderly, you can finish the whole procedure in 2 to 3 hours. No need to deal with fixers.

Comments

  1. i wonder why government agencies cannot do something with these fixers. they are everywhere. at LTO, department of foreign affairs, NSO and even at the city halls. And agencies like these kept on reminding us not to engage with them but i really wonder why on earth do they let them operate just right around their premises? u think it makes any sense?
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  2. That’s what I’m thinking too. They should be the ones eradicating those fixers, those fixers are violating their laws right smack in their faces and yet they’re not doing something about it.

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    txslim Reply:

    because they all getting a piece of the money

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  3. actually those fixers are also connected with the employees of the LTO kaya pinababayaan lang nila. pag wala ka talagang alam mabibiktima ka. great job for the post! 🙂
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  4. Weekend visit here sis..Dropped ec here too..Take care
    .-= vicy´s last blog ..Finally I’m done putting up the wall borders at the baby’s room =-.

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  5. I will for sure share this info to my aunt who own a vehicle for them to avoid fixers… happy weekend hope to see you around
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  6. Thank you to someone who posted the list of the Documents required for renewal of private vehicle , because actually i dont have any idea regarding that matters because i dont have any vehicle but now i maried with the korean and he is now in korea and he told me that im the one will renew his car when he asked if i have an idea how to renew it,, i told him that ” i dont have” and i was thought that he will teach me but he only says that you research that you are a filipina but you dont know gggrrrrrr….so it helps a lot of me hehehe so tomorow if he will call again i have an answer now hehehe..he really like my instruktor actually!!! so thank you again … great job for the post and also the reminders regarding the fixer…

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    Badet Reply:

    Yup, Jana, registration only takes an hour or two. Goodluck!

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  7. Hi, is it possible to renew the car on the other city? like for example the car is registered in Cebu. Could it be possible to renew it in Bohol?

    thank you so much. Your posts really helps.

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    Badet Reply:

    Hi Shenny,

    Yes, as a matter of fact, that’s what we did with our car. At first, it was registered in Mandaluyong but for the succeeding years, we had it registered in Las Pinas. Just bring the previous OR and registration papers. =)

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    cc Reply:

    Hi Badet, would like to ask if i failed to register my car last year will i still pay for its registration last year and this year? Isnt it enough that i pay for the penalties– do I need to pay for the registration of last year too?
    hope you can help me on this

    best regards,
    cc

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  8. Jeanette says

    I’m planning to buy a used family van. How much is the registration fee including insurance premiums?
    Thanks in advance

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  9. car owner says

    hi, i heard for new cars the renewal is every three years. is it true???

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    Badet Reply:

    Yes, 3 years.

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  10. Benjamin Stacks says

    Let me confirm if I am getting this correctly. I should bring my car with me if I am planning to register it, right? for the emission testing specifically? or just a document that would certify that it has passed the emission test? and with the Motor Vehicle Inspection Report form you were talking about, it is not for me to fill up, right?
    one last thing, i’m driving a 2002 honda civic vtis, you think it would cost me more than 4k? i’m working on a tight budget now so,..

    this is my first time to renew the registration of my “baby” so fill me in badet ^^

    you’ve been very helpful already. thanks!

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    Vince Reply:

    to give you an idea on how much you will shell out for the registration, take a look at the old OR where the total is indicated, that’s what you are going to pay at the LTO office, plus the compulsory TPL insurance (i suggest you get it from an insurance company you know, it will only cost you about 60% of what you are to pay when you get it from the insurance office beside the LTO, second is the emission test which will cost you around 500, last would be the tip for the person who is going to stencil the chassis and motor number of your vehicle.

    to summarize it all:
    Total of your previous OR – x,xxx.00
    + emission test 500.00
    + insurance (tpl) 500.00
    + tip (stencil) 50.00
    ———-

    just do the math.

    HTH 🙂

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  11. May I ask what to do in case you lost (actually somebody just stole the bag that contains all the documents) your original documents (OR, CR), and specially if you just bought the vehicle from a brother (who went abroad) and you haven’t took the time to finalize and put in black and white the sale of the car? What would be the whole process to undertake. Your advice would be highly appreciated. Salamat!

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    Vince Reply:

    if that’s the case, you should ask your brother for Special Power of Attorney to process and reconstruct a new CR & OR. Might as well have him sign another deed of sale for you to be able to transfer it under your name after reconstructing the papers of your vehicle. Please take note that you will have to go to the issuing LTO office where the vehicle was first registered because it is where the documents are going to be verified.

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  12. hi Badet, just want to ask do you think it will cost 4k or more for a 2001 toyota corolla registration? this is my first time to register this car so i really don’t have an idea.. thanks your blog helps a lot.

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  13. hi,i need to renew my cars registration this month.actualy dis is the first time.
    pero dinla nmin s cebu ang kotse,kailngan p bng dlhin ang kotse pag ng renew?hindi b pwedeng s cebu ko nlng iprenew ang rhistro?any advise?

    thanks!

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    Badet Reply:

    Hi Ana, you can have your car renewed in Cebu. No need to go back to Manila. 🙂

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  14. badet thanks u very much for the reply.
    i realy dont know what to do,
    ung insurance ba s lto n ako magbabayad nun?
    and what is inspection mvuc?

    my car is mitsubishi eclipse 2007,do you think it will cost more than 8thou
    for reg.immision,insurance and mvuc?

    i realy nead help…
    thank u

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    Badet Reply:

    Hi Ana,

    Yes, sa LTO may 3rd Party insurance na silang inooffer, around 1k lang yun. Pero iba yun sa comprehensive insurance ha, you can inquire about it sa mga agents, not inside LTO. I don’t think aabot ng 8k yun Ana. To be sure, go directly to LTO and inquire first at the information center.

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  15. yun kc ang sbi nga binilhan nmin,siya daw mag ackso 8k ang hinihingi niya.
    at hindi daw pwede irenew s cebu kc import daw.

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  16. thank u so much badet!

    ganun nlang gagawin k.

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  17. toncee_FLEAMAN says

    Hi BADET i already had a COMPREHENSIVE insurance do i still need the TPL ???
    car insurance is a REQUIREMENT to register your vehicle so i think TPL is no longer needed if you have a COMPRE already. I will renew my Registration next week

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  18. Nancy asks —-“i wonder why government agencies cannot do something with these fixers, they are everywhere— at LTO, department of foreign affairs, NSO and even at the city halls. ”

    Nancy are you really that naive? government agencies CAN do something about it. They don’t want to. The fixers are a RESULT of the government agencies and their corruption, not the other way around. Government agencies personnel want them to continue because of the extortion money they receive from the fixers.
    Usual standard corruption through out the Phillippines.

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  19. My passenger van is already late in renewal of the registration. The plate no. is RFF – 529, w/c, supposed to be renewed September of this year. My question is, how much will be the cost including late registration interest since today was November already. Hope you’ll notify me regarding my queries. Thank you very much and God bless…

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    ricobaby Reply:

    to jesseboy23… i just renewed my car today, my ending plate is 0 so im also late… I spent 415 for the smoke emission testing, 980 for insurance and a whopping 9200+ for the registration itself… 3000 ang penalty which is 50% of the motor vehicle something… my car is 1999 nissan cefiro.. i tried to look for fixers to maybe try to decrease the price, pero all of them told me wala na magagawa dun…. hope this helps

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  20. thanks for your concern. now i know how much my budget would be.. thank you very much and more power to you…

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  21. Hi, mag kano po ang magagastos ko kung ang model ng car ko ay 1989 model nissan sentra, nabili ko ng 40k. kailangan ko po ma itransfer sa pangalan ko then expire narin ang registration, last registered siya ng 2007.

    magkano po kaya ang estimate expense nun? thanks.

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  22. my ending plate number is 2.. diba it should be registered before february? tama diba? thanks.. and paano ko nga pala ipaparegister kasi wala sakin yung original copy ng OR at CR kasi mortgage xa.. so nasa bank yung orig OR at CR.. thanks

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    Vince Reply:

    if your ending plate is 2 then you should register it in the month of February. When in February will be identified by the middle digit of your plate. If im not mistaken, it should follow 1-3 first week of the month then so on and so forth.

    photocopies of the two will suffice. CR is needed since it is the one that has the motor and chassis numbers as well as MV file number. OR doesn’t contain those needed information.

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  23. my ending plate is 0 and my car’s registration was supposed to be renewed last last october right? I have a crosswind xuv 2005. What’s the estimated cost for renewal?

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  24. paano po pag gusto namin ipa change name ung vehicle namin.ehh wala po kaming I.D nung First owner.at wala na din po kaming contact dun..ano po ba dapat namin gawin.thx

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  25. Hi, Ask lang po ako. How can I register sa LTO a car (used surplus) with no papers? Is it possible? Thanks po….

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  26. Car i register my car without paying a car insurance?? if you look the process of registration, it only takes me 1-3 hours before i get the sets of stickers, dag-dag lang kasi sa gastos ung insurance, registration fee is 1600+ with emission test of 250.00, and the insurance for 950.00, meron kasi silang runner na pumupunta sa LTO para ipasa ung old registration and the result of emission test, then 1-3hrs. later andyn na ung stickers…

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    Badet Reply:

    I think TPL insurance is compulsory talaga so you have to get one.

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  27. I just Finish my Car Registration this morning, i take the Emission test here in Parañaque, Tambo for 400php. and the Car Insurance for 950php and another 20pesos, tip for the guy who stencil the serial of the engine. just a tip, kung inalok kayo ng employee ng Emission na sila na ang maglalakad ng stickers, sabihin nyo kayo nlng, they ask me to pay 2279, this covered the Computerization Fee 350php, Miscellaneous Fee 200php, Registration Fee 1629php and 100 for stamp, this not a serious amount for an average employee, so i proceeds to the LTO office near Cebu Pacific Domestic and i line-up my car for inspection and it take 50php for the stamp, then i went to the window 3 for assessment, then i wait for my name to be called and a pay the registration Fee 1629, a minute later i receive my sets of stickers… i’m done…

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  28. Hello!

    Thanks for the tip! My car’s currently registered in Makati, but I want to renew it here in Las Pinas. Can i just go straight to the Las Pinas branch, or should I still go to Makati. I’m new to this process. Hope you guys could help me out. I’m planning to do it this morning. 😀 Thanks!

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    Badet Reply:

    You can go straight to Las Pinas.

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    RJ Reply:

    Nice! Thanks Badet!

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  29. I will be buying a car na nahila ng bangko. However, I noticed that registration was last 2009 pa.

    May I ask how much penalties ? Ending plate is 0

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  30. hello. im first timer when it comes to car registration. help please..
    car was bought 2007 via bank auto loan

    renewed last year by a the bank (2010)
    got the sticker and original OR of 2010
    but no have copy of 2010 CR

    the only one i have at present is photocopy of 2007 CR and 2010 OR
    can i renew it?
    can i get hold of the CR?
    help please..

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    jinks Reply:

    has anybody here answered your question? We have the same concern but my ending plate # is 7. And I have an existing insurance still next month and coverage.. will that suffice for the TPL?

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  31. hi!
    we bought a car last 2008 and the lto sticker registration payment was dated jan 7 2009 when will it expire? the sticker says 09,10,11. our plate number is XXX 423. thanks

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  32. Hello, my car was registered last July 05, 2010. Up to when should I renew the registration to avoid penalty fees? Thanks.

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  33. badudets,
    many tnx for your initiative to post this registration article…i learned plenty info here compare to lto’s official website (i didnt know they have one)…your link led me to it…please always make this available on the web…
    this is also my first time to do the process myself…many tnx again…gtg…

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  34. the real cost of Third Party Liability (TPL) insurance is only P650.00, why are we being charged P950.00?

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  35. Hi,
    I have a 1998 Honda accord Medium class. I just wanted to know how much I should be paying for my MVUC (Motor Vehicle User Charge).

    According to the LTO link below, I should be charged P2,400 since my car falls in the “5 Years and older” category.

    I am sad to say that I do not trust the guys at the LTO office. They never give me a straight answer. It’s like they don’t work there…

    http://www.lto.gov.ph/Fees_and_Charges/sched_mvuc_ren_reg_mv2011.pdf

    Does anybody have a link to the current MVUC rates?

    Have a good one!

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    OBET Reply:

    mvuc charged 2000 pesos maximum

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  36. Hi, my car is Mitshubishi Galant 1989 Model and my plate number ends in 8 but the mid number is 3. Will i be paying any penalty if I renew my registration by the end of this month. My lack of budget caused me to postpone the registration renewal.

    Thanks in advance.

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    bong Reply:

    hi mia! final due wk of your registration depends on d last no. of your plate. better not use the car until registered. any untoward incident involving an unregistered car will be a BIG BIG HEADACHE!!! car impounded,license sequestered,large monetary fee…etc! you have no right to defend even if its not your fault. you’re due date is until d last day of the 3rd wk of august.

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  37. hello,

    i bought a mini van from cebu but it was registered in molave, zamboanga. now, i want to renew it here in aklan but they rejected my application for renewal because they are asking for the certificate of customs from molave. if i can’t provide the cert of customs, will they not renew my mini van? is cert of customs one of the requirements for renewal of a vehicle?

    i need to be clarified on this..you may send your answer thru my email add brian_ighan@yahoo.com

    thank you…

    brian

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  38. do i need to present my car in renewing a motor vehicle clearance certificate form HPG? i got my clearance on july 21,2011,but when i process my registration at LTO on august 25,2011 they say that i need to get a new clearance because it is already expired. thanks.

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  39. Hi,

    Need your feed back please….

    I am currently out of the country and I acquired last April 2011 our 2nd hand car thru BDO Car Financingg. They have the original OR-CR and the vehicle is ude for registration renewal this coming October.

    Will BDO handle the renewal registration?

    Thanks and regards,

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    Badet Reply:

    Hi,

    I think you should be the one to process the renewal.

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    gary Reply:

    Maam Badet. May tanong po ako yong sasakyan po na nabili ko ay registered po at ma expired sa darating na June 2012. Ang tanong ko po ay wala ako sa Pinas, ngayon 3 years pa ako uuwi magkano po mababayaran ko kong magpa registro ako after 3 years actually 2014 ako uuwi so magkano ang lahat. expireration date ay june 2012 at di ko po ma regitro in 3 years yan sa 2014 pa magkano po ang mababayad ko kong papa registro ko ang sasakyan ko Nissan po Van salamat .
    reply po sa email ko… Jemsonsmith@yahoo.com baka kasi di ko mabasa dito

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  40. question po:

    balak ko po bibili ako ng starlet ang problem po matagal ng hinde naka register. In fact yung check ko ang plate number sa 2600 no record ang nag appear.

    1. yung CR wala na kayong halos mabasa sa sobrang tagal. pwede pa kaya ito.

    2. yung makina po nakalagay ay iba na at wala ren yung papers nung pinalit na makina kasi iniwan na lang sa kanya itong sasakyan.

    ano ano po pwedeng gawin dito. gusto ko kunin yung car kaso baka hopeless ang case nito. Maraming salamat in advance

    REB

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  41. hi,ask q lng po kpag passenger jeepney po ang parenew ng registration,ano po mga requirment ma xpire napo sa oct.2011 nbli q po 2nd hand sana matulungan nyo ako. maraming salamat,

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  42. hi badet or anybody who could give me an idea,

    i just renewed my registration last may2011. unfortunately, i lost, well actually just like john’s post, my wallet was stolen along with the CR of my car. i’ll be selling my car soon. does the Las Piñas LTO have a copy of my CR? can i just ask for a copy of it or do i have to pay for it? if so, how much kaya?

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  43. *Is it possible to renew the vehicle’s CR using only a photocopy of the file?? please help!!!

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  44. hi badet or anybody want to help me pls…
    i have a 1 yr old avanza 1.5G but unluckily i can’t no longer find the original o.r / c.r! my ending # is 2 therefore by feb. 2012 need ko na ipa renew. pede na ba i-present ung photocpy? lease to toyota pa kc at thru toyota financial ko kinuha…sumasakit na ulo ko paano kc nag away pa kami ng asawa ko sa nangyari…plssss help!!

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    OBET Reply:

    @maricar, pwde yang mga photo copies na hawak mo

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  45. @ande you just need to bring the photocopy of the CR (Certifcate of Registration) for the renewal and the Original Copy of the Official Receipt of the previous year’s registration of your car.

    @maricar if the car is registered under your name maybe not much of a problem. you just have to tell LTO that you lost the original. AFAIK, process includes applying for an affidavit of loss.

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  46. Hello po !!!
    may inquiries lang po w/regarding sa rules of procedure ng LTO sa renewal ng OR/CR , pu22ede po ba ma renew ang sa2kyan kahit po alang OR/CR na maipakita o pu2ede ba rin ma renew sa pama2gitan lang ng pagtawag sa LTO branch na sakop cila . kc po hawak ko un original OR/CR gawa po na ginawa po nila i2ung collatera sa pag ka2utang po nila sa akin . tnxs po

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  47. wisdomisakey says

    Hello po,

    Question lang po sa late charges, yung car ko is super old na. 1989 Toyota. hindi sya naregister nung June and October na. Magkano kaya abutin ko sa late charges? and magkano po ang renewal fee ng old car? Salamat po

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  48. cinderellaman says

    hi po!! just want to ask a little help from u guys… i bought a secondhand car pero di sya nakaregister since 10yrs na kasi di nya ginagamit yung sasakyan.nagstrat ako magfile ng registration last may up to now pero ala pa din result.Ano po ba ang pwede kong gawin para dito need your help how to fix these problem…. tnx!!!

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  49. Hello po, may idea po kayo kung magkano pa rehistro ng scooter ko na 70cc, since 2008 po last register nya.
    Thanks in advance and God bless

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