Can we request for this again, for P 1,500?

Ive heard conflicting reports..

We used to be able to do that, may last car was bought 2011, and I got a requested ending of '3'. (I wasnt picky, either 3 or 4 would be fine.. basta Tues coding) I did not have to pay anything for this request.

Then few years before, bawal na daw request ng ganyan. even if magbayad ka pa daw. Ive known new car owners who got their plates that they didnt have any choice. One even ended up selling his older car and buying another 2nd hand car to replace it for coding.. (the Rationale was to prevent people to buy 2nd cars to avoid coding days daw... so stupid.... which can be circumvented by the example I just gave.. nakaka hassle lang...)

Then later, they changed na naman daw... I heard you can request plate ending...for 10,000 (legal daw, sa LTO)


Then I had a friend who got a new Fortuner last year, his plate is the new black n white, but old format ABC123, with a REGION 1 even if car is in M.M. They paid daw to get the ending number they want for coding (forgot how much and if its "legal")

THEN, I heard an SA say (when I was scouting for my unit) New rules na daw: What they do now is WAIT for the OR CR / Plate to be released.. to see if nakatsamba ka ng ending (most folks who get a 2nd car would only avoid 1 day coding .. so you have an 80% chance it wont be the same..).. and if malas mo and same coding, THEN you can pay 10,000 to change it (para di daw sayang 10,000 mo off the bat... take your chances with the 80-20 odds muna)

And THEN FINALLY, my SA where I got the unit from (diff Casa), said now you can request for ending for 1,500 daw.. she has another SA friend do it with her clients daw. Di daw nya sure if "legal" or fixer. (1,500 is reasonable though vs 10,000). I asked her what her PERSONAL experience with sa mga clients nya.. e WALA PA DAW syang nakukuhang PLATES for her clients , shes been an agent for mga 8 months pa lang daw...

(buntong hininga)

Haaayy... so whats the latest procedure ba talaga?

Did you hear similar stories as I did? Accurate ba yung previous policies I mentioned?

Whats the LATEST WORD on this?

Problem is, nobody seems to be getting their Plates yet, so not many have experience about requesting ending numbers?