LTO to intensify enforcement of license plate regulations

Starting November 1, 2025, motorists using provisional, improvised, or temporary plates will be apprehended as part of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 7's intensified enforcement of license plate regulations.

- Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon/JG

The move is anchored on LTO Memorandum Circular No. VDM-2025-4674, issued on September 25, which prohibits the continued use of nonofficial plates.

LTO-7 Regional Director Glenn Galario said the measure comes as the agency has cleared its backlog in license plate production and is now actively distributing all remaining plates nationwide.

Galario clarified that, with the impending deadline, the use of improvised plates will only be allowed provided that the owner possesses an authorization to use an improvised plate. This authorization must be signed by the concerned LTO office that processed the duplicate plate request.

The improvised plate must contain the vehicle's assigned plate number with the words "Improvised Plate" clearly printed below it.