LTO: Penalties for late motor vehicle registration, driver’s license renewal waived amid Kristine

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Friday announced it is waiving the payment of penalties for late registration of motor vehicles and renewal of driver’s license as an initiative to ease the burden of those affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine.

In a statement, LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II said the agency's recommendation for waiving of the penalties was already approved by Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista.

In a memorandum, Mendoza said the waiving of penalties covers the late registration for vehicles with October 2024 expiration as well as for the driver’s license expiring from October 21 to 31, 2024.

“The penalties shall be waived until November 8, 2024. The validity of the DLs and MV registrations falling within the mentioned period are likewise extended until November 8, 2024,” the LTO chief said.

He said the waiving of penalties will be a nationwide coverage as the weather disturbance hit almost the entire country.

Citing a report by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the LTO chief said around two million people were affected by Kristine.

Mendoza said the imposition of penalty for new registration, the counting of days from date of Sales Invoice shall only commence on the next working day after November 8, 2024 for those motor vehicles or motorcycles purchased from October 21-31, 2024.

“The IT service providers shall see to it that the systems are ready immediately,” he added. — BAP, GMA Integrated News