ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Land
Transportation Office (LTO) has reminded vehicle owners to change their car
plates in compliance to the plate standardization program.
LTO Reg. Dir. and lawyer Aminola
Abaton said that old plate numbers of vehicles are replaced with new ones upon
the renewal of registration in line with the standardization program.
According to the LTO, 56,000 units
of four-wheel vehicles and 180,000 units of motorcycles are set to be replaced
in the Region 9 alone.
LTO-9 covers this city and the
provinces of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay,
Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.
Production cost payment for
standard plate numbers are P450 for four-wheel vehicles and P150 for
motorcycles.
Abaton added the new standard plate
number has a security feature, is tamper-proof and includes the place where the
vehicle was registered.