Classification of Registered Motor Vehicles

1. Private – these are motor vehicles used for the personal use of the owners.
2. Public Utility Vehicles – these are registered primarily for the conveyance of
passengers and other commercial goods, i.e., passenger jeepneys, taxi cabs, etc.
3. Government – these are motor vehicles owned by government offices and are
used for official purposes only.
4. Diplomat – these are issued to foreign diplomats and consuls assigned in the
Philippines.

Plate Numbers
1. Green and white background – issued to private or not for hire vehicles.
2. Black with yellow background – issued to public utility vehicles.
3. Red with white background – issued to government-owned motor vehicles.
4. Blue with white background – assigned for foreign diplomats consuls, and other
foreign dignitaries.

Types of Plate Numbers

A. Vanity License Plate (VLP) refers to the optional motor vehicle (MV) plate for the
purpose of establishing personalized identity of the motor vehicle to the registered
owner.

Types of Vanity Plates

LIMITED EDITION

 consists of four (4) or maximum of six (6) characters, either all numeric or all
alphas;
Example:   999999   AAAAA   WWWWWW   8888

             
 can be purchased through public aution with a floor price of Fifty Thousand
Pesos (Php 50,000.00)

PREMIUM EDITION

 consists of six (6) characters, a combination of numeric-alpha (reverse of the

current license plate number);
Example:   555 MCM   888 ARL   168 FFF

             
 the price is Fifteen Thousand Pesos (Php 15,000.00)
 SELECT EDITION

 consists of minimum of three (3) or maximum of six (6) characters;

Example:   GANDA   MACHO   JST4U   14344   WINNER

             
 The price is Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00)

B. Optional Motor Vehicle Special Plate

Philippine motorists like those in other Asian countries choose preferred alpha-
numeric characters for personal identification purposes. Accordingly, the issuance of the
01-100 numeric characters coupled with choice alphas provides a good opportunity for
LTO to increase its revenue by setting aside a different pricing scheme for the said
plates

 Under this program, the owner of the covered brand new motor vehicle may
apply at any authorized LTO Regional/District Office or at the LTO Central
Office for a pair of the 2004 Optional MV Special Plates for his unit under the
following scheme:

o Any triple alpha and non-triple alpha + two (2) numeric character
combinations 01-99, shall cost Twenty Five Thousand Pesos
(Php25,000.00) inclusive of the handling charge by the authorized LTO
courier.
Example:      

                       

o Any triple alpha and non-triple alpha + numeric character 100, shall
cost Fifteen Thousand Pesos (Php15,000.00) inclusive of the handling
charge by the authorized LTO courier.

Example:

                       

o Any combination of characters such as triple-alpha, triple-numeric and

other combination of characters as specified in Section 2.3 hereof, shall
cost Fifteen Thousand Pesos (Php15,000.00) inclusive of the handling
charge by the authorized LTO courier.
Example: