LTO-7 to motorists: Please claim your license plates


CEBU CITY – Visit Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) offices and claim your license plates.

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THOUSANDS of license plates remain unclaimed in a Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas facility in Talisay City, Cebu. (Contributed photo)

LTO-7 Regional Director Glen Galario issued this reminder to vehicle owners as the agency stepped up its efforts to release unclaimed license plates in the region.

Galario said those who have vehicles bearing temporary plates should visit the nearest LTO office to claim or process the release of their license plates.

"We still have thousands of plates in our storage facility in Talisay City in Cebu and we want to intensify again the release of these license plates," said Galario.

Galario said over 100,000 license plates were claimed last year and the LTO-7 is targeting to release more this year.

"Based on our latest data, we have distributed a total of 105,127 license plates in the last seven months and we want to intensify our efforts in distributing these plates. We want the public to know that we have plates available for them to collect," said Galario.

Data from LTO-7 showed that 91,835 motorcycle plates and 13,154 motor vehicle plates were released from June 9, 2023 to January 19, 2024.

Galario assured that claiming of license plates is hassle-free.

"Bring a copy of your original receipt and certificate of registration to the nearest LTO-7 and present it to our Public Assistance Complaints Desk so that we can process the release of your plates," Galario said.

To process the release of license plates in LTO offices, clients should fill out the Plate Information Form through the PACD and submit their copy of OR and CR.

They will receive a text confirmation within the next 48 hours to know the status of their license plates and or when to claim them.

In September last year, the LTO-7 launched the "Oplan: Bigay Plaka," the agency's initiative to reduce the backlog of unclaimed license plates.

The program’s goal was to collect vital data from motorists and vehicle owners through random roadside inspections. 

"We will also intensify our Oplan: Bigay Plaka this year as we are optimistic to see a significant decrease of our backlogs for the license plates," said Galario.