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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17681852402611768185236347.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">James Deakin, Instagram</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Transport blogger James Deakin arrived at the Land Transportation Office headquarters on Monday after a traffic violation involving his son. </p><p>Deakin&#x27;s son was apprehended for <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/1/7/lto-james-deakin-s-son-cited-for-reckless-driving-in-unregistered-vehicle-1216">alleged reckless driving</a> in an unregistered vehicle on the Skyway in December. </p><p>Deakin has admitted that his 19-year-old son is a newbie driver, having only gotten his license several months ago, and is still not quite familiar with Skyway exits.</p><p>But Deakin insisted that penalizing his son with “reckless driving” for a lane violation, which potentially criminalizes a teenage driver’s record, seemed a step too far.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/6/vlogger-james-deakin-complains-about-lto-s-inflated-traffic-charges-vs-son-1922">Vlogger James Deakin complains about LTO’s ‘inflated traffic charges’ vs son</a></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:493px;height:278px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2010532679515787505&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-01-12T01%3A02%3A58.500562%3Ad3d6131b-3c58-4b06-b9f3-b5ee440c1139%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=c881d9a3cd451787ba565058464d73d6bbb3bcb5&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2010532679515787505"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>“That’s what hurt the most. I was trying to teach him the right thing to do and then you see this very arbitrary decision that was made that could affect his future…  That’s why I wanted clarification from the LTO. Will my son have a criminal record for changing lanes?” Deakin earlier told ABS-CBN News.</p><p>“I’m not asking for a padrino, I’m just asking for clarification because this is serious. A little box like that could make the difference between traveling outside the country or not,” he added. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/8/james-deakin-says-lto-deflecting-the-issue-on-son-s-traffic-violations-1818">James Deakin says LTO &#x27;deflecting the issue&#x27; on son&#x27;s traffic violations</a></div><div><em>More details to follow. </em></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/9/dotr-suspends-confiscation-of-driver-s-license-over-traffic-violations-1608">DOTr suspends confiscation of driver&#x27;s license over traffic violations</a></div>

<p>Transport blogger James Deakin arrived at the Land Transportation Office headquarters on Monday after a traffic violation involving his son.</p>

Transport blogger James Deakin arrived at the Land Transportation Office headquarters on Monday after a traffic violation involving his son.

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James Deakin appears at LTO after complaints on son’s violation

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Published January 12, 2026 10:44 AM PHT

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Updated January 12, 2026 12:40 PM PHT

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