LTO solves plate backlog for Quezon City tricycles, seeks barangay level distribution

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will go down to the barangay level for the distribution of license plates to motor vehicle owners who have been affected by the plate backlog over the years.
On Wednesday, May 22, LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II led the distribution of license plates to all tricycle franchise holders in Quezon City, an activity which he said, also marked the end of the backlog of license plates for tricycle operators in the City.
“This is the first time in the history of the LTO that it distributed the license plates directly to the owners and based on the instruction of President Marcos, we will be doing this starting here in Quezon City and will be replicated in the coming days nationwide,” said Mendoza.
A total of 2,900 license plates were produced by the LTO for distribution to Quezon City tricycle owners, and Mendoza said that this means that all the other tricycles being used for public transport with no license plates are already operating illegally.
Last week, Mendoza met with Marcos to brief the latter on the status of the backlog in the country.
In an interview, Mendoza said that the backlog in license plates was more than 13 million when Marcos assumed the presidency in July 2022, most of them are motorcycles with more or less 11 million.
Late last year, the LTO started producing one million plates every month from late 2023. This resulted in the LTO addressing the backlog of license plates for four wheel vehicles at the start of 2024.
“The President told us that the backlog problem on license plates for motorcycles must be addressed by June 2025, and we are on the right track,” said Mendoza.