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Its very easy and quick to obtain a driving licence from the LTO here, although driving around Dumaguete is something like being at a fun fair on the dodgem cars, not so many people here have the first clue as to how to behave on the roads and that includes many foreigners whom should know better but take the view as when in Rome do as the Romans and drive like clowns.

 

Unless you’re a well-seasoned motorbike rider, used to driving in heavy, totally unpredictable traffic situations, not to mention right side of the road driving, I’d say you’re asking for trouble, possibly major trouble – and that’s not taking into consideration the legal end of it.Tricycles may not be the coolest form of travel locally, but they are an inexpensive, relatively safe means of visiting the city and countryside. I’m fairly certain some forum members can give you the phone number of a fair, reliable tricycle driver.

 

Reading some of the posts here lead me to the conclusion that the attitude is one of " I'm a westerner therefore I can get what I want " .....Good luck with that . I wonder what attitude certain posters here have of incomers of the country they left to be here.
Me, I've abided by the rules and regulations of the adopted country I chose to live in.
In the UK every move you make on the highways Plod, BIB , rozzers, peelers, wooly suits , coppers, I could go on with the acronyms but dear reader you get the gist. To be able to proceed ( with great caution and diligence ) without checking for roadside radar traps hidden behind blind spots to bust the unwary is something I relish .
I drive both two and four wheels here , same as I did in the UK , it's a privilege not a right . If it's too much bother to follow the correct procedure and gain the licenses ( and visas ) to live and drive legally here , then do the folk that do follow the rules and regs a big favour and feck off from whence you came with all the haste you can muster.

 

I actually got my license the first month I got there. They gave me a hard time about it because they asked me how long I was here but I told them I was moving here. I found out that they will give you a temp license at first. Useless piece of paper that no one honors. I said that I will be back in 3 weeks from the states. So, instead of waiting till i get back and do my license since it will take almost a month to get my hard copy license. I said why don't we do it now and by the time I get back, I will have my license in my hand. Also, helped me out because I only had to wait about 3 weeks to apply for my motorbike license.

they make the simplest things so completed..... I almost put my own head in the wall because of the dumaguete lto.

 

Thank you for your reply, I now have a full drivers license. I was taking my tests when I first posted this.

 

Listen to people whom only are giving you responsible advice. Then read the whole of the content of the link below.

expats in bike accident | Dumaguete Info

 

Don't try to get around the system. If you have an accident here you will be responsible, because you're a foreigner.

Driving In The Philippines With A Foreign License