LTO halts all issuance of licenses.

**crazy_boy** · June 13th, 2012 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by james00112233

next week... baka nga abutin pa next year sa bagal ng gobyerno naten...

ayos to kung next year! wala ng traffic kasi marami ang hindi na legally pwede mag drive hehe!

**foresterx** · June 14th, 2012 01:21 AM

Originally Posted by crazy_boy

ayos to kung next year! wala ng traffic kasi marami ang hindi na legally pwede mag drive hehe!

i have an uncle that has an expired license for 15 years now and still driving, pag na huli lagay lang ng lagay. ang sabi niya kaya di nag rerenew para saan pa daw eh mas mahal pa daw mag pa renew ng license kesa mag lagay. 200 pesos lang tinatanggap na ng traffic enforcer this past 5 years twice pa lang siya na huli di 400 pa lang nagastos niya eh kung mag re new daw siya 1k+ ang ma gagastos niya at sayang pa 1 araw niya.

**sysop** · June 14th, 2012 01:50 AM

WTF! Kailangan ko na din mag renew! Sana bukas ok na ang system nila..

**chronophile** · June 14th, 2012 01:51 AM

Huh? I too went for renewal last Monday, June 11 at LTO Megamall. Was only able to complete drug test, medical exam since they indicated they were offline nationwide.

So I called before returning yesterday, Wednesday, June 13 and they said they were already back online. So I went there in the afternoon, and was able to complete the process and got my plastic license card after one hour.

**Monseratto** · June 14th, 2012 07:57 AM

Pwede lang sa Dilliman main office renew so far daw. Dunno if na restored sa ibang LTo offices...

LTO Suspends Issuance Of Licenses
By KRIS BAYOS June 13, 2012, 4:59pm

MANILA, Philippines --- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has indefinitely suspended the issuance of driver’s license cards last Monday after the supplier made changes in the design and safety features of the license cards without its approval.

LTO chief Assistant Secretary Virginia Torres has ordered all licensing centers nationwide to stop issuing the new version of driver’s license cards that the Amalgamated Motors Philippines Inc. (AMPI) has supplied to the centers since Monday.

According to LTO National Capital Region director Teofilo Guadiz, AMPI came up with a new driver’s license card that is colored yellow from the previous blue, and has new security marks and safety features compared to the existing version.

Guadiz said the existing design of the driver’s license card also came from AMPI but the LTO should have been properly consulted before the new design was used.

“AMPI issued a notice but the LTO Central Office was not properly consulted (on the matter) that is why Assistant Secretary Torres has ordered the immediate suspension of the driver’s license issuances,” he said.

Guadiz said Torres’ instruction was limited to stopping the driver’s license issuance.

He said the LTO Central Office did not elaborate on how to deal with drivers who would be incurring penalties for not being able to renew their licenses because of the hiatus with AMPI or those drivers who had already been issued the new yellow license cards.

The official also did not say when issuing of license cards would resume nationwide but said that the Diliman District Office in Quezon City is the sole licensing center in NCR that could continue to issue the blue license cards.

“But the issuance is limited to renewals only. First-time applicants for driver’s license, those who will upgrade from non-professional to professional or those who will change license restrictions cannot be accommodated yet at the Diliman District Office,” Guadiz said.

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**vinj** · June 14th, 2012 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by foresterx

i have an uncle that has an expired license for 15 years now and still driving, pag na huli lagay lang ng lagay. ang sabi niya kaya di nag rerenew para saan pa daw eh mas mahal pa daw mag pa renew ng license kesa mag lagay. 200 pesos lang tinatanggap na ng traffic enforcer this past 5 years twice pa lang siya na huli di 400 pa lang nagastos niya eh kung mag re new daw siya 1k+ ang ma gagastos niya at sayang pa 1 araw niya.

I guess he hasn't thought that if he gets into an accident and even if its not his fault, not only will he take the heat, his car insurance won't pay for that.