The lead time for settling violations has been extended to 15 working days, effective immediately.
In his directive on Friday, January 9, Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez has instructed the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to immediately suspend the confiscation of driver’s license in cases involving traffic violations.
He also tasked the agency to revisit all relevant issuances to ensure consistency across all existing policies.
The transport chief’s memo likewise amended the guidelines for settling traffic apprehension cases by changing the lead time from 15 calendar days to 15 working days, which he said will allow erring drivers “to afford both the government and the public sufficient time to resolve cases.”
“Ibig sabihin po nito, hindi kasama ‘yung mga holiday at long weekend sa bilang ng araw kapag magse-settle ng violation ‘yung driver,” Secretary Lopez said.
Amid the suspension of the confiscation of driver’s licenses, the LTO is directed to immediately place the violator’s driver’s license under alert and strictly enforce the automatic suspension or revocation of the license should the driver fail to settle the case within 15 working days.