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Showing posts with label LTO. Show all posts

January 26, 2021

City of San Fernando Suspends PMVIC Testing


The Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Fernando moves to suspend the Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Center or PMVIC operating in the city.

January 25, 2021

Did an Equipment Oversight Cause a Huge Amount of Damage During a PMVIC Test?


Last week, there were reports that a Subaru suffered a ruined center differential as it underwent the LTO’s new motor vehicle inspection requirement as part of its registration. To recall, this new “automated” and “computerized” form of testing should, in theory, eliminate red tape within and around the LTO, and promote safer roads with actual road-worthy vehicles plying them.

January 23, 2021

Equipment Maker Points PMVIC Mess to LTO


When the potato gets hot, it gets passed. Such is the golden rule when it comes to a fucked-up shitshow. And the latest one to toss their piece of starchy carbs? The equipment providers for the LTO’s maligned Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Service.

January 21, 2021

The LTO's Motor Vehicle Inspection Scheme is F*cked Up


A broken Subaru differential, a casa-maintained BMW with “weak” brakes, and now a Land Cruiser with an exhaust so loud it will literally kill you. We gave the LTO’s new motor vehicle inspection service or PMVIC the benefit of the doubt. And about a week in, the results are in: we, as motorists, are fucked.

August 4, 2020

LTO Still Wants to Implement Automated Motor Vehicle Inspection


The Department of Transportation and the Land Transportation Office-Philippines (LTO) are fast-tracking the operationalization of private motor vehicle inspection centers (PMVICs) to cater to the vehicle inspection need of owners as requirement for registration.

August 3, 2020

LTO Gives Expiring Motor Vehicle Registrations Up to September 30 to Renew


With several major parts of the Philippines going back to Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) starting tomorrow, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has issued a new advisory which further extends the registration renewal for vehicles expiring in June, July, and August 2020.

July 30, 2020

LTO Extends Validity of Motor Vehicle Registration


Update: the LTO has further extended the validity of MV registration for plate ending 6, 7, and 8 (8/3).

In consideration of the present situation brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has moved to further extend the validity of registration for motor vehicles.

May 22, 2020

DOTr, LTO Outlines Penalties for Those Who Don't Follow Proper Health, Safety Guidelines


The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) just issued the outline of corresponding penalties for those who fail to observe proper health and safety guidelines during the community quarantine (ECQ or otherwise).

May 12, 2020

LTO to Re-Open on May 13 in GCQ Areas


The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has announced the opening of its offices in areas covered by the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) starting next week.

May 9, 2020

May 6, 2020

LTO Extends Expired Driver's License, Car Registrations By 60 Days


The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has extended the validity of driver’s licenses that expired during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) by 60 days or two (2) months which will commence upon the lifting of ECQ.

August 22, 2019

DOTr, LTO Shows Significant Improvements in 2018 COA Report


The Commission on Audit has released its annual findings on the Department of Transportation. While the previous 2017 report shows the same problems plaguing the agency, for 2018, Art Tugade and his team were able to come up with improvements.

July 16, 2019

You'll Be Required to Attend a Road Safety Seminar as the LTO Moves to a Point-Based System


The Land Transportation Office or LTO is now rationalizing driver’s licenses and one of the key takeaways here: be ready to attend a road safety seminar prior to your renewal. The news comes out after the LTO published the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 10930.

July 5, 2019

Doble Plaka, Bigger Plates is Still a Go for Motorcycles


Despite a much-publicized lashing by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Republic Act 11235 or “An Act Preventing and Penalizing the Use of Motorcycles in The Commission of Crimes by Requiring Bigger, Readable and Color-Coded Number Plates and Identification Marks, and For Other Purposes” aka the Doble Plaka Law is still a go.

June 13, 2019

You Can Now Renew Your Driver's License Even on Saturdays


Here’s some good news from the Land Transportation Office or LTO: you can now renew driver’s licenses at all Driver’s License Renewal Offices (DLRO) located in malls even on Saturdays.

January 9, 2019

LTO Mandated Temporary Plates Needed for Registration Renewal


Is your car’s registration due to be renewed soon? Are you unlucky enough that you still don’t have your permanent plate number yet? Well, the LTO has a reminder for you: follow the uniform temporary plate number design or else your car won’t be allowed for registration.

UPDATED: LTO Suspends Electronic-Only Medical Certificates; Blames Clinics, Motorists for Delays (It's Back)


UPDATE: With LTO saying that around 200 doctors being able to sign up for the LTO IT system, the agency says that medical certificates can now be submitted electronically again. (1/13).

The LTO’s directive of allowing only electronically-generated medical certificates from accredited doctors and clinics has hit a snag. Plagued with delays in the application and renewal of driver’s licenses and student’s permits during the first 2 days of its implementation, the LTO says they’ve begun accepting manually-generated medical certificates until further notice.

January 7, 2019

UPDATED: Reminder: Only LTO Accredited Doctors and Clinics Can Issue a Medical Certificate


UPDATE: The LTO just suspended this scheme (1/9).

Just a reminder for those applying for a Student-Driver’s Permit or a Driver’s License (including renewals): you can only use medical certificates issued by LTO-accredited doctors and clinics.