*For motorcycles purchased from 2014 to 2017
Have you received your license plate?
The Land Transportation Office has reported that as of June 30, 2025, the license plate backlog that started in 2014 has been completely resolved.Since 2014, the LTO has expanded the production of license plates, manufacturing a total of 18,578,612
by Billy Caluag
No more ‘doble plaka’
Motorcycle riders, take note. Several amendments to Republic Act (RA) 11235, or the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act, were recently signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The new provisions, signed on May 9, 2025, introduced significant changes to the law, including scrapping the
by Kara Santos
“Some motor vehicles are deliberately ignoring that responsibility”
Over the weekend, the Land Transporation Office (LTO) reminded motorists to attach license plates to their vehicles, or a P5,000 penalty will be issued.The agency reiterated that vehicle ownership comes with many responsibilities, one of which is to affix official
by Billy Caluag
What fines could they face for this?
Is waiting weeks (even months) for your vehicle's license plates about to become a thing of the past? The Land Transportation Office (LTO) seems intent on pushing for that: It has issued 3,940 show-cause orders (SCOs) to motor vehicle
To be implemented on September 1
If your improvised or temporary license plates use the format prescribed by the Land Transportation Office via last year's Memorandum Circular No. JMT-2023-2400, well, you can't keep using them beyond this month.On September 1, 2024, the new '
“Wala nang warning lang”
The holidays are over, and for the Land Transportation Office (LTO), that means the resumption of the 'no registration, no travel policy' effective January 2024.The policy, which was revived in November to force the registration of 24.7 million unregistered vehicles
Here’s your weekly motoring news roundup
Happy holidays, we guess
Owners of unregistered motor vehicles will get a brief reprieve as the Land Transportation Office (LTO) will be easing the strict implementation of its 'no registration, no travel' policy until the new year. The measure has been approved by the Department of
Revenue losses from delinquent registrations amount to a whopping P37.1 billion
A warning to those who have been driving unregistered vehicles: The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is bringing back the strict implementation of the 'no registration, no travel policy' after a review of data revealed that 24.7 million motor vehicles out of
The agency is holding its offices as well as dealers accountable instead
Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Vigor Mendoza II has now stated that motorists who fail to claim their replacement license plates within 60 days will not be penalized."In order to set the record straight, the 60-day deadline to get the
Also: Face masks no longer required in public transport
Motorcycles, tricycles are exempted from paying the charges
One day after the rationalization of the Motor Vehicle User's Charge (MVUC) was mentioned in passing during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s second State of the Nation Address (SONA), the House Committee on Ways and Means approved a bill proposing the
Specs, colors, required information—here’s your full guide
UPDATE: Effective September 1, 2024, the format of temporary and improvised license plates shall follow the guidelines prescribed by Memorandum Circular No. VDM-2024-2721 of the Land Transportation Office. For the new guide, click here.The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has
Good news
It's not all grim news from the side of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to start the second quarter-the agency has also announced that it will soon be extending the registration validity of new motorcycles.Effective May 15, 2023, the
