LTO extends registration validity of plates in '9' to Nov. 30

MANILA: For car license plate numbers that end in 9, motorists now have until November 30 to renew their registration, according to the Land Transportation Office (LTO).

Previously, the renewal deadline for vehicles with license plates ending in "9" was October 31. Given that this deadline has passed, the LTO has made the decision to offer owners an additional full month to complete the assignment.

Keep a look out for future LTO announcements since it is possible that plate numbers ending in other numerals may also obtain an extension.

Under the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) — also known as number coding rule — vehicles with license plates ending with certain numbers are not allowed to travel through major thoroughfares in Metro Manila on specific days.

Plate numbers ending in 1 and 2 are not allowed to travel on Mondays, 3 and 4 on Tuesdays, 5 and 6 on Wednesdays, 7 and 8 on Thursdays, and 9 and 0 on Fridays.

 

Last August, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that vehicles with license plates that end in certain digits will not be allowed on Metro Manila roads from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays, except holidays.

All vehicles are permitted to pass through Metro Manila roads outside the window hours.

As previously reported, MMDA reimplemented the number coding scheme to handle the anticipated rise in vehicular volume as the new school year started in August and full face-to-face classes that returned this November. The number coding scheme is expected to reduce traffic volume by 20% during rush hours.

Photos from Land Transportation Office and Dylan Afuang

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