THE Land and Transportation Office (LTO) announced that at least 4 million plastic driver’s license cards are being prepared for nationwide distribution in 2024.
The number of ID cards us expected to be enough to wipe out the current backlog, said LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza.
“So we’ll make the announcement tomorrow or by Monday. ‘Yung mga magre-renew, and maaasahan nila ‘di na papel. We are back on track as long as plastic cards are concerned,” he said.
Every year, six and a half million new licenses are issued by the LTO.
An accelerated bidding and a government-to-government license printing agreement entered by the LTO hopes to eliminate the backlog.
For those buying a new car, the LTO advised motorists to have their license plate, official receipt and certificate of registration (OR/CR) ready at least three days before getting the vehicle.
The LTO also vowed to immediately issue a show cause order against the car dealership or their regional LTO offices that are slow in processing license plates.
“Nandyan na yung mga plaka e, advanced tayo e. Repositioning na tayo sa mga regions, so there’s no reason why na hindi dapat lumabas ang plaka kagad,” said Mendoza.
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