License Restriction Code Guide Question [MERGED]

[20vanda01]

May tanong ako tungkol sa restriction codes ng Philippine Drivers' License.
Here are the restrictions code to familirize:

1. Motorcycle
2. Vehicle up to 4500 kilograms G V W
3. Vehicles above 4500 kilograms G V W
4. Automatic Clutch up to 4500 kilograms G V W
5. Automatic Clutch above 4500 kilograms G V W
6. etc
7. etc
8. etc

anyway ang tanong ko ay tungkol sa restriction code 2. If I have a license with restriction code 2 only, p'wede ba akong mag-drive ng car (kotse) na automatic?

salamat sa mga sasagot.

[aRChiVe]

technically hindi and pwede ka hulihin (modus operandi ito ng mga lespu lalo na kung driver ay babae) , but you can always argue and reason put that its a lot easier to drive an automatic than a manual one. Its a known fact that if you can drive a car with manual transmission you can drive an automatic one but not the other way around.:D

[20vanda01]

aRChiVe,
so by the book, restriction code ko dapat ay 4 to drive an A/T car?
or
if i do drive M/T and A/T cars (both), dapat ba 2,4 ang restriction code ng license ko?
thanks ulit.
:?

[aRChiVe]

even your restriction code is 2, you can drive A/T also , basta you can always argue pag-nahuli pag ganito ang violation, but if your code is 4 and you were caught driving a M/T wala kang lusot. For your peace of mind palagay mo na lang na code mo sa license is 2,4 sama mo na rin yung 1 in case you'll drive a motrocycle or a scooter in the future.

[Supierreman]

actually may napublish na article sa inquirer nyan noon dun sa motoring section.
pag may restriction 2 ka superseded na yung restriction 4 kaya pwede ka magdrive ng matic.

afaik ang di pwede yung restriction 4 ka tapos drive mo manual

[papa tots]

pwedeng pwede.

tanga ang pulis pag sinabi nya na di pwede mag drive ng a/t vehicle under 4500 kg gross vehicle weight ang may restriction code na "2."

dami na kong nasigawang pulis dahil jan. :twisted:

[jaspi11]

basta wag ka lang mag violate ng traffic rul para di masita, di naman malaman ng lespu kung A/T or M/T ang ride mo.

[yebo8]

pwede ka mag drive ng matic.

tinanong ko na yan sa LTO, sabi sa akin kung meron daw pulis, mmda o sino man na magbigay ng ticket kung restriction code 2 license mo at matic dala mo, kunin mo lang daw name ng pulis/mmda/kups at sigurado wala ka babayaran na fee at yun pulis/mmda/kups na yun e mag-seminar sa kanila ng isang linggo.

oxymoron naman kung pwede ka mag-drive ng manual tapos di pwede ang matic.

pag restriction 4 ka at manual ang dala mo, yun ang violation. di ka pwede mag-drive ng manual pag restriction 4 license mo

[20vanda01]

share ko na rin kung bakit ko naitanong, dahil 'yong friend ko nung dec 24 ganito ang nangyari.

'yong ride niya ay A/T, tapos maggo-grocery siya that night, nung magpa-park na siya sa harap ng grocery, for some reasons nagkamali siya dun sa shift stick kung naka-'P' or 'D'. so ang nangyari nailagay pala niya sa 'D' at nabangga niya ang mga cart sa grocery. 'yong mga cart ay dun talaga nakalagay. ang problema umandar 'yong mga cart at bumangga sa salamin ng grocery (hindi yata shattered proof ang salamin) at nabasag ang salamin. additional problem is that may mga bata sa area na binagsakan ng salamin at isa dun ay kaialangang dalhin sa hospital, mga iba minor cuts lang.

so nag-report sa pulis ang friend ko, eto na ngayon ang arguement sa restriction code ng driver's license.

ngayon open pa rin case, dahil the police may use the reason that restriction code 2 might be used against him driving a A/T car.

[yebo8]

hindi naman yun ang kaso ng friend mo e. in any case may criminal and civil case na pala naka-file so watchamacallit? moot na yun case ng restriction sa driver's license nya.

ang kaso na nya ngayon ay serious property damage and several counts of physical injuries due to negligence. no matter what pa yun restriction sa DL nya, guilty na siya kasi siya may hawak ng manibela e.

di naman nya pwede sabihin dun sa judge na patawarin siya kasi kala nya P e D pala. ignorance of the position of your gear stick is not an excuse to breaking the glass, este the law pala hehehe! bayaran na lang nya para wala na kaso.

[boyscout]

alam ko yung automatic clutch only ay para sa mga pison na may automatic clutch

[TJMaxx]

20vanda,
Malaking sakit ng ulo ng friend mo, pre.
Malaki-laki gagastusin niya diyan.
Daming nasira, daming nasaktan.
Kaliwat kanan demanda diyan. Ubos
ang pera niya diyan all because of one
slpit second of absent mindedness.
Kaya when driving a vehicle, dapat lagi
may presence of mind...

[boybi]

tsk tsk tsk....sama naman ng pasko at new year ng friend mong yan, 20vanda01.

[pyoyong1]

actually may napublish na article sa inquirer nyan noon dun sa motoring section.
pag may restriction 2 ka superseded na yung restriction 4 kaya pwede ka magdrive ng matic.

afaik ang di pwede yung restriction 4 ka tapos drive mo manual

from the LTO seminar i have attended in Cabuyao, if you have restriction code 2 and you are driving an automatic, this is a case of driving with IMPROPER license. an offense. so it is better for one to have 1, 2 & 4 altogether in the restriction code portion to save you from all hassles that you can think of. i don't think this is going to cost us more than 500 bucks to upgrade our RC. rather than experience a repeated offense over and over, of which the minimum penalty would start somewere in the 300s? you may never know what kind of traffic enforcer you might meet someday. so i believe it is better to do the right things right the first time. call it a worthwhile worry-free investment, if you will.

[papa tots]

it is understood that if you have RC 2 on your license, you could operate a vehicle with a manual or automatic transmission.

ang bopol naman ng nagpa seminar na yan sa LTO cabuyao.

LTO should have specified in RC 2 that anyone under that restriction could drive "vehicle with manual clutch up to 4500 kg GVW."

kung ang nakalagay ay "vehiche up to 4500 kg GVW," di naman nakalagay kung manual or automatic, that just means na pwede kang mag drive ng parehong manual and automatic transmission vehicle up to that specified weight.

[pyoyong1]

it is understood that if you have RC 2 on your license, you could operate a vehicle with a manual or automatic transmission.

ang bopol naman ng nagpa seminar na yan sa LTO cabuyao.

LTO should have specified in RC 2that anyone under that restriction could drive "vehicle with manual clutch up to 4500 kg GVW."

kung ang nakalagay ay "vehiche up to 4500 kg GVW," di naman nakalagay kung manual or automatic, that just means na pwede kang mag drive ng parehong manual and automatic transmission vehicle up to that specified weight.

papa tots,

in fairness to the LTO people of cabuyao, its good nga that they specified this for us to know what to watch out for. you see, there are reasons why they (LTO) placed a distinction between driving a manual and an automatic transmission. i have a co-worker who is an amputee (right leg out). he drives an automatic and has a RC 4 on his license. he is not authorized to use manual transmission vehicles. i also have a friend who is blind on the left eye who also drives an automatic with a companion as per requirement of the LTO.

this is just to give way to rights of other people who are still capable to drive. actually, there are no inconvenience intentions here on these codes - just clear rules and regulations. you follow it, you won't have a problem. you find it somewhat weird and and an inconvenience, then we still have a right to air our issues and concerns.

pero kasi nga, it is the law, we are bound by it. let us suggest to them na lang what other things the LTO people could do to improve their service to us drivers.

[boybi]

papa tots,

...i have a co-worker who is an amputee (right leg out). he drives an automatic and has a RC 4 on his license. he is not authorized to use manual transmission vehicles. i also have a friend who is blind on the left eye who also drives an automatic with a companion as per requirement of the LTO....

di ba common sense naman na if you can drive an m/t vehicle, you can surely drive an a/t vehicle. but not the other way around 'coz its definitely easier to drive a/t than m/t.

[pyoyong1]

papa tots,

...i have a co-worker who is an amputee (right leg out). he drives an automatic and has a RC 4 on his license. he is not authorized to use manual transmission vehicles. i also have a friend who is blind on the left eye who also drives an automatic with a companion as per requirement of the LTO....

di ba common sense naman na if you can drive an m/t vehicle, you can surely drive an a/t vehicle. but not the other way around 'coz its definitely easier to drive a/t than m/t.

agree boybi.

sana lang di tayo makatapat ng traffic enforcer who is hard to deal with. bottomline ko lang naman dito is how we could best avoid if not improve the present issues that we have concerning this matter of the RCs.

if i would have it my way, i'd like this RC to be improved so there could be an exception somewhere that could very well suit our needs in driving. but until then there is but just one way for us to drive freely and safely. and that is by following the law.

like the situation wherein that accident happened. if i was the one caught in that car, i don't think the courts will ever side with my saying "its just common sense" when it is clear that i have violated the law. hirap magpalusot sa totoo lang.

let us be careful wika nga. and sana we don't get presumptuous especially on matters pertaining to the law. preventive approach lang wika nga. parang defensive driving ba. :wink:

[ephraim]

pwede po yan. "Vehicle up to 4500 kilograms G V W" meaning niyan vehicle up to 4500 kgs wala namang sinabing manual or automatic clutch.

[xton_71]

Do we really need to follow the restriction code found on our Drivers license? My restriction code is 1 and 2 which means i can only drive a motor cycle or a manual vehicle below 4500kg,does that mean i cannot drive a AT vehicle below 4500kg? Is it a violation when enforcers caught me driving an AT vehicle? TIA