LTO Deploys Newly Designed 4K Vehicle Plates in Pangasinan

DAGUPAN CITY – Regional Office 1 of the Land Transportation Bureau (LTO) (Ilocos Region) deployed 4,447 pairs of license plates on Thursday morning.

In an interview with Under-Secretary Thomas Tim "Orbos Transportation, he discovered that the released plates were part of the national backlog from July 1, 2016 to December 31 of the same year.

" We have a backlog of nearly six million plaques, but we are doing our best to fill that backlog by December of this year. We can promise that by January 2019 there will be a one-to-one ratio for vehicles and plates. He added:

This does not include arrears from 2013 to 2015, when the Commission on Audit prohibited the LTO from distributing license plates due to discrepancies, he adds. are not included in the said backlog, as a proposed law requiring motorcycles to attach two helmets – in front and back, is still going on in Congress.

"We are going to start producing motorcycle plates as soon as we get the go-ahead, but it will also have almost the same design as our new vehicle plates," said Orbos.

Director of Vehicle Service. Law enforcement of LTO Francis Almora, in an interview with reporters, pointed out that the new plates Additional features for security, were manufactured here in the Philippines.

"New models were included because we have a new manufacturer of the local scene, for better security and anti-crime, "said Almora Ha He explained a quick response code (QR), which contains details about the vehicle, he explained.

In addition to the pair of plates, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) stickers were distributed by the drivers on the windshields of their vehicles.

"RFID and QR Code both contain details about the vehicle registered at the LTO. If the sticker and the QR do not match, then it is possible that the car or plate has been stolen, "added Almora.

The information contained in the QR Codes can be accessed by n & # 39; Anyone with a QR Code Reader application .. Internet connectivity in his smartphone.

Almora also said that the engraved area indicator was also removed from the plates, as it was incorporated in the first letter of the The plate itself, the letter "I" as the first among the three letters.This means that the vehicle was initially registered in Region 1 ", he added. (PNA)