24 Application for Optional Motor Vehicle Special Plates

LTO request form for motor vehicle special plates

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Department of Transportation and Communications
Land Transportation Office
East Avenue, Quezon City
www.lto.gov.ph

Request for Optional Motor Vehicle Special Plates
Registered Owner Information:

A

LTO Form No. 24

Name:
Last Name

First Name

Middle Name

Address:
No.

Street
Province/City

Zip Code

Telephone/Mobile No.:
Email Address:

Accomplish & Submit OMVSP Requirements as follows:
1.

B

Duly accomplished application form

2.

Certified true copy of OR/CR, issued by the TDO

3.

Plate Release Copy (for manually processed transactions using MVRR)

4.

Certified true copy of official receipt of payment for the plates ordered, by the Cashier and noted
by the District Head or Regional Director

5.

Certification by the TDO that no plates have been previously issued.

Motor Vehicle Information:
MV File No. :
Chassis No. :

Make :

Engine No. :

OR No. :

Year Model :

C

MV Type :

CR No. :

Plate Request
List plate request in order of preverence. First available preference will be ordered. THE ORDER CANNOT BE CHANGED.
CANCELLATION OF THIS ORDER WILL NOT ENTITLE YOU TO A REFUND.
THREE ALPHAS + TWO NUMBERS
Price per Pair Php 25,000.00

A R L 8 8

D

THREE ALPHAS + THREE NUMBERS
Price per Pair Php 15,000.00

L R M 8 8 8

SAMPLE FORMAT

SAMPLE FORMAT

CHOICE 
NO. 1

CHOICE 
NO. 1

CHOICE 
NO. 2

CHOICE 
NO. 2

CHOICE 
NO. 3

CHOICE 
NO. 3

I hereby agree to the terms and conditions of the implementing rules and regulations in the acquisition of OMVSP.
Further, I authorize the LTO to choose one (1) among the aforecited three (3) choices that I have indicatione herein,
provided said choices have no duplicate.

APPLICANT SIGNATURE :

Date Signed:

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Department of Transportation & Communication
LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE
East Avenue, Quezon City
www.lto.gov.ph

The following documentary requirements must be attached to the
application, for transmittal to the LTO CO:

LTO MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 543-2004 dated 05 October 2004

1.
2.
3.

TO

4.

:

All CO Officials, Regional/Assistant Regional
Directors, Chiefs/OICs of District /Extension Offices
and other Personnel Concerned

5.
SUBJECT:

Guidelines and Procedures in the Acquisition of
Optional Motor Vehicle Special Plates (OMVSP)

Pursuant to the provisions of Bata Pambansa Blg. 74, Republic Act No.
4136 and Administrative Order No. 009-2004 dated 03 September 2004,
and in view of the impending exhaustion of combination of alpha-numeric
characters under the current format of motor vehicle plates, as well as an
additional source of revenue for the government, the following guidelines
and procedures in the acquisition of optional motor vehicle special plates
are hereby promulgated for the observance of all concerned:

There shall be two attempts to be made by the special courier in delivering
the plates ordered to the forwarding address of the MV owner, after which
any succeeding delivery that shall be made will be for the account of the
MV owner and shall no longer be chargeable against the purchase price.
Unclaimed purchases within the specified date shall be retrieved personally
by the MV owner or his authorized representative at the LTO CO, East
Avenue, Quezon City with telephone no.
921-9058.
E.

A.

Duly accomplished application form;
Certified true copy of OR/CR, issued by the TDO
Plate Release Copy (for manually processed transactions
using MVRR)
Certified true copy of official receipt of payment for the
plates ordered, by the Cashier and noted by the District
Head or Regional Director.
Certification by the TDO that no plates have been
previously issued.

Costs of Special License Plate

Rationale for the Special Plates
The MV owner may choose from any of the following pricing schemes:

It is typical for motorists in the Philippines as it is in the other Asian
countries to strike a preference toward certain alpha-numeric character
combinations for personal reasons and identification purposes. Such
tendency provides a good opportunity for the LTO to increase its revenue
by implementing a different pricing scheme in the issuance of MV plates
with 01-100 numeric characters which are to be matched with the alphas,
as in three-letter and two/three number combinations.
As a revenue-raising measure, increased cost shall be collected for
production of unissued motor vehicle plates with choice characters such as
triple-alpha; triple numeric; numeric characters 168; any numeric
combination with identical first and third characters but 0 for middle digit
e.g., 101 or 707; and any other combinations which do not form part of the
regular series of MV plates, when requested for production by a MV
registered owner.

1.

Any triple alpha and non-triple alpha + two (2) numeric character
combinations 01-99, shall cost Twenty Five Thousand Pesos
(Php 25,000.00) inclusive of the handling charge by the
authorized LTO courier.

Example:
2.

As a step to solve the problem of depleting alpha-numeric combinations,
the letter “I”, “O”, and “Q” shall have a different font to distinguish it from
zero (0).

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Cars
Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Asian Utility Vehicles (AUV)
Sports Pick-up
Commuter Vans

The following MV types shall be excluded from the coverage of those
which can be issued special plates:
a.
b.
c.

d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

Public Utility Vehicles
Cargo Trucks (private/for hire)
Service Vehicle (hotel limousines, tourist
vehicles,
rent-a-car, ambulance and funeral
hearse)
Vintage Vehicles
Government Vehicle
Diplomatic/OE Vehicle
Used/Imported/Surplus MV
MV with more than 4-wheel category

Where to Apply for Special Plates

Application can be made at the LTO Central Office or at any
regional/district office which shall forward it to the OMVSP Committee
Central Office (CO), for processing. The said committee reserves the right
to approve or reject all applications and shall be responsible in delivering
directly, by special courier, the special plates ordered by the MV registered
owner.
D.

GMA 100

BBB 100

PAC 100

MCM 707

DML 168

MTS 808

Nature and Coverage of Special Plates

The OMVSP is considered as a regular MV plate. As such it shall be
issued in pairs and it shall be permanently assigned to a specified motor
vehicle during its lifetime. Moreover, it is optional and shall be issued only
upon direct application by the owner of a brand new private motor vehicle
which is for initial or first-time registration with the LTO. The MV’s
covered herein are as follows:

C.

DPJ 99

Any combination of characters such as triple-alpha, triplenumeric and other combination of characters shall cost Fifteen
Thousand Pesos
(Php 15,000.00) inclusive of the
handling charge by the authorized LTO courier.

Example:
B.

ARL 08

Any triple alpha and non-triple alpha + numeric character 100,
shall cost Fifteen Thousand Pesos (Php 15,000.00) inclusive of
the handling charge by the authorized LTO courier.

Example:
3.

AAA 01

How to Apply for Special Plates

Since the special plates ordered shall be sent by special courier to facilitate
and to secure delivery, it is important that the applicant MV owner indicates
correctly and clearly his/her forwarding address as well as his/her
contact/telephone number. If for any reason, he/she cannot personally
receive the plates, the person authorized to receive in his behalf must be
indicated in his application.

The cost of special plate does not include the applicable fees and chargers
that a MV owner pays to the LTO for the registration of the unit.
F.

Special Plates Specification

The special plates shall have the same green embossed alpha numeric
character and green border with the green slogan, “Matatag na Republika”
and plate format of Central Rizal Monument in full color graphics – as the
regular plates for private motor vehicles. The quality and use of special
font shall be adopted for purposes of this program.
G.

Suppletory and Superseding Clauses

All related existing rules and regulations are incorporated by reference as
an integral part hereof and those in conflict herewith are deemed modified
or superseded accordingly.
H.

Effectivity

This circular shall take effect on 11 October 2004
For strict compliance.

Signed
ANNELI R. LONTOC
Assistant Secretary