NEW CAR OWNERS TO GET LICENSE PLATES IN 10 DAYS — LTO

THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) said new car owners can expect to receive their license plates within 10 days.

This as the LTO ramps up their production in their plate-making plant.

LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, said the plate-making plant would be in “full production” to address the backlog on license plates.

According to him, vehicle owners would no longer wait for months or even years to get their license plates.

“If you buy a car today, your plate will be available in 10 days. If you buy a motorcycle, it will be available immediately,” Mendoza said.

He said the plant had improved its operation from five to eight plate-making machines.

“They will reach 32,000 plates production a day. We will announce very soon, within the week upon DOTr (Department of Transportation) approval, na kaya na nating tugunan (what we can accomplish),” he said.

He added that the Land Transportation Management System (LTMS)—the LTO’s online transactions tool—will be “100 percent operational” within October.

Mendoza said that LTFRB regional directors and district officers were instructed on the complete migration of LTO public services to the LTMS.

He explained that the shift to digitalization is aimed at providing more efficient and effective services to the public.