LTO 'eliminates' 5.4M motorcycle plate backlogs

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has produced 5.4 million license plates for motorcycles, effectively "eliminating" the longstanding backlogs since 2014, according to Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon.

“As of this year, it was cut down to 5.4 million. Officially, we are here to announce we have already produced 5.4 million motorcycle plates, which effectively eliminates the backlogs,” Dizon said in a press conference on Tuesday.

According to Dizon, the backlogs on motorcycle plates reached 12 million in 2014.

The highest backlogs on motorcycle plates was recorded in Luzon with around 2.4 million, followed by Metro Manila with 1.4 million, Mindanao with 992,000, and the Visayas with 672,000.

Transportation Undersecretary for Road Transport and Non-Infrastructure Ramon Reyes said the distribution of the 5.4 million motorcycle plates will be completed by October.

“Ang target po natin is sometime in October siguro 100% na tayo. By October this year, yun pong 5.4 million na distribute na po ‘yan nationwide,” he said.

(Our target is that sometime in October, we will probably be at 100%. By October this year, that 5.4 million will be distributed nationwide.)

To claim their license plates, concerned motorcycle owners have to go to their nearest LTO district office or check the LTO tracker system and opt to have their license plates delivered. —VAL, GMA Integrated News