LTO clarifies e-DL usage

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The electronic driver’s license (eDL) can be used as an alternative to the physical driver’s license card but will not replace the be the primary form of authorization to operate a motor vehicle, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) clarified.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • How can drivers access their electronic driver's licences (eDL)?

    Per the Land Transportation Office (LTO), drivers can access their eDLs by going creating an account in the Land Transport Management System portal.
  • Whata privelages can eDL-holding drivers enjoy?

    Per the LTO, eDL-holding drivers can enjoy the same privelages as with their physical cards, but it will not replace the latter as the primary form of authorization to operate a motor vehicle.
  • To recall, the LTO has launched the eDL system to boost the agency’s digitalization thrust.

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    According to LTO, drivers who created an account on the Land Transport Management System portal of LTO can now use their e-DL, which will serve as a valid — but not primary — authority, identification, and alternative form of authorization to operate a motor vehicle, subject to the restrictions specified in one’s license.

    The eDL, the agency reiterated, cannot be used as a replacement for the physical license card.

    Photos from Land Transportation Office - Philippines Facebook page

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