I recently lost my wallet during my last Holiday trip. Needless to say, my driver's license got lost together with some of my credit cards.
Credit cards are easy to replace. Costly, but easy to replace.
Unfortunately, it's a bit more tedious when it comes to Driver's License.
Requirements
- Affidavit of Loss. You can google the nearest Notary Public nearest you. It should be cheap, around PHP 150.00 - PHP200.00. Sometimes, even free. What I got was a bit expensive. I paid PHP 600.00 for mine. In my defense, they did the Affidavit on their own and just needed a Government ID (Passport) from me and a photo of my lost driver's license. It's also a few meters away from where I work so I don't mind paying extra.
- LTMS Portal Account. If you haven't interacted with LTO in recent years, you probably don't know this portal exists. I found out about this the day I went to LTO. Luckily, registering was easy to do even on a phone. But it's best if you do this ahead of time.
- Link: https://portal.lto.gov.ph/
- You will need the Client ID of your account
- Accomplished LTO Form. You can do it in LTO if you don't own a printer.
- As of writing, you can get the form here: https://lto.gov.ph/lto-forms.html
- Download this form: APPLICATION FOR STUDENT DRIVER'S PERMIT / DRIVER'S LICENSE / CONDUCTOR'S LICENSE (APL)
- Fill out the upper half of the form. You can ignore the Vehicle Category part.
- On the "TYPE OF APPLICATION", select G. DUPLICATE
- Cash. I got charge PHP 225.00 for the Replacement. I can't confirm if this fee is similar across all LTO branches.
Once you have these, just go to the LTO branch nearest you that can process License replacement. Do note that not all LTO branches offer card replacement. Be sure to check if the branch that you're going to has it.
I went to the LTO - PITX Parañaque Licensing Center. They close at 5PM.
I arrived at around 3:30PM and was done by around 4:00PM
