Government & Education Best Posts in Thread: New 10 year driving licence (for the good guys!)

overtaking is a national sport here, along with double parking and no amount of "refresher courses" will remedy that... only traffic enforcement ...

 

Why ?
There must be a government department in this country whose sole function is to come up with ideas on how to make things more complicated and create queues

 

LTO to roll out 10-year driver's license from Oct. 28

https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2021/10/27/LTO-10-year-drivers-license-rollout.html

Some points:

Motorists will soon be issued a driver's license that's valid for 10 years. But only drivers with zero violations on file are entitled to a license good for ten years. Those who have breached traffic laws may only avail of a five-year renewal.

The LTO will start rolling out the extended validity beginning Thursday, Oct. 28. This will initially be limited to Quezon City. Other Metro Manila areas will be covered next week, and the rest of the country in the following days.

Motorists seeking to renew their licenses must first pass a comprehensive driver's education (CDE) program before submitting an application. The law requires them to go through a refresher seminar.

To give drivers more time to comply with the CDE requirement, the agency said it is extending the validity of existing licenses by two months from the date of expiration.

CDE:

"We advise those who are due for renewal not to go to the LTO until they have the certificate to prove they have finished the seminar."

The CDE is being offered for free at all of its offices, as well as on its website and platforms, such as Facebook page and YouTube channel.

The accompanying exam may be taken through the Land Transportation Management System portal, or at driver's education centers in select LTO offices.

The course and the exam may also be taken at accredited driving schools where a fee will be charged.

Should a person fail to pass, they can retake the seminar as many times as needed [that won't concern anyone on this Forum!].

 

Yes it is already part of the 10 year thing, I renewed in May of this year and was told that those over 70 will only get a 5 year Renewal as at 80, it will be a 3 year renewal They didn't know if there will be a final age to stop renewing but I would guess there will be at sometime but I have seen 90+ age people that have never had a license So............