LTO Fees Guide In The Philippines 2021

6 min read By eCompareMo on March 30, 2020

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is the go-to agency for any vehicle-related documents and processes. From registration to renewal, license, plates, or change classification to violation penalty—sometimes it takes forever to get yourself familiar with all these fees.

No need to worry, though, as here’s a list for you to check without having to go to an LTO branch or satellite office. Consider this as your ultimate cheat sheet to all LTO fees there are.

LTO renewal and application of license

Below is the table of fees for license application and renewal:

LTO registration fee for vehicles

To register your car, you should prepare the following amount:

• Initial fee – P1,000 per category
• Renewal fee – P400 per category
• Regular plate – P450
• Stickers and tags – P50 each

MVUC rates for vehicles

The motor vehicle user’s charge (MVUC) is less popularly known as road user tax rated—depending on the gross vehicle weight (GVW)—which is the maximum operating weight of the car with all the cargo and passengers. Here are the tables of MVUC rates applicable to different types of vehicles.

A. Private and government vehicles

Here are the MVUC rates for private and government vehicles:

B. Aged private vehicles

This the table of MVUC rates for aged private cars:

For reference this is the age of the cars based on the year model:

• 2000 – Current 
• 1999 – 1 year old 
• 1998 – 2 years old 
• 1997 – 3 years old
• 1996 – 4 years old
• 1995 – 5 years old
• 1994 and below – more than 5 years old

(Read: 3 Things You Must Do With Your Car During Quarantine Period)

C. Vehicles for hire

Here are the MVUC rates applied to vehicles for hire:

LTO fees for late registration of vehicles

The table shows the corresponding fees for delinquent or late car registration:

LTO violation fees

These refer to the penalty or fines placed to drivers and car-owners who disregard protocols and commit fraud or any vehicle-related illegalities. The following fines are shown on the table below:

Accreditation, change classification, and other MVUC-related fees

Here’s the list of other fees that LTO processes entail:

1. Accreditation fee for assemblers, dealers, importers, manufacturers, and rebuilders

• Application fee – P500
• Renewal fee – P1,000 per classification
• Late renewal penalty – 100% renewal fee/classification/year
• Accreditation fee – P3,000 per classification
• Administrative fines – P100,000 (first offense); P500,000 and six-month suspension (second offense); and cancelation of accreditation certificate

2. Accreditation fee for other entities

• Certificate fee (no dollar importation, individual) – P1,000
• Tax exempt – P100

3. Cost of plates (new or initial registration)

• Regular motor vehicle plate – P450
• MC/TC plate (per piece) – P120
• Cost of trailer plate – P225

4. Cost of sticker

• Validation and plate year tags – P50
• Replacement of validation stickers – P200.00

5. Duplicate and replacement of Plates

• Cost of plate (MV) – P450 
• Cost of plate (MC or TC) – P120 
• Cost of plate (trailer) – P225 
• Replacement plate (regular) – 450 

(Read: Updated List Of LTO Branches In Metro Manila)

6. Fees for various changes

• Change classification – P30
• Change chassis – P30
• Change color – P30
• Change denomination – P30
• Change engine -– P30
• Change of tire size -– P30

7. MVIC emission test fee

• MC or TC – P40
• UV – 90.00
• Trucks or Buses – P115

8. MVIC inspection fee

• MC or TC – P50
• UV – P50
• Trucks or buses – P75

9. Top load fee

• Buses – P150
• Cars and UV – P100

10. Special plates

• GMA-01; AAA-07; ARL-77 – 25,000.00
• DPJ-100; JPG-100; MMN-100 – 15,000.00

11. Vanity plates

• Limited edition – for auction
• Premium edition – P15,000
• Select edition – 10,000

13. Annotation of mortgage, attachment, and other encumbrances/cancellation – P100

14. Carrying capacity – P100

15. Change body design – P100

16. Change of venue of MV registration – P100

17. Confirmation/certification/verification/clearance fee – P30

18. Data certification on MV stock report – P30

19. Deed of assignment fee – P100

20. District office inspection fee for the use of another district office – P30

30. Duplicate/replacement of OR/CR – P30

31. Penalty for late transfer – P150 per transfer

32. Reactivation fee – P30

33. Recording fee – P500

34. Revision of gross vehicle weight – P30

35. Revision of record – P30

36. Special permit fee not exceeding seven days – P20 per day

37. Storage fee – P45

38. Tax payment certificate for each motor vehicle – P30

39. Transfer of MV Ownership – P50 per transfer

Did we miss anything? Let us know what you’re looking for in the comments, or you may contact LTO office for further information.