Last month, due to the shortage of plastic cards used for printing driver’s licenses, the LTO extended the validity of driver’s licenses from April 1, 2023, onwards. Because the delivery of the supply of plastic driver’s licenses resumed again, the renewal of driver’s licenses that expired from April 1 to September 2023 can now be renewed on this set schedule:
| EXPIRATION | SCHEDULE OF RENEWAL |
|---|---|
| APRIL 01-30, 2023 | OCTOBER 06-31, 2023 |
| MAY 01-31, 2023 | NOVEMBER 01-30, 2023 |
| JUNE 01-30, 2023 | DECEMBER 01-31, 2023 |
| JULY 01-31, 2023 | FEBRUARY 01-29, 2024 |
| AUGUST 01-31, 2023 | FEBRUARY 01-29, 2024 |
| SEPTEMBER 01-30, 2023 | MARCH 01-31, 2023 |
Please renew your expired driver’s license on your scheduled renewal date. Failing to renew the driver’s license on the specified date will result in its automatic expiration.
Why is There a Plastic Card Shortage?
The plastic card shortage has been plaguing the LTO for years and was passed along by three other heads of the LTO before the current LTO chief, Vigor Mendoza II, took office. The main reason for the shortage is a legal dispute between the LTO and one of the bidders for the contract to supply the plastic cards.
On Mendoza’s first day in office, the LTO received an initial batch of at least 5,000 plastic cards, but soon after that, a temporary restraining order stopped the delivery and production of additional cards.
