Be Familiarized with the Restriction Codes on your Driver’s License

Did you know that every license has its own restriction code? and driving with an inappropriate driver’s restriction may cause you to pay Php 3,000 and above. So it is a must to be familiarized with the driver’s license restriction codes to avoid any ticket from LTO.

Driver's License Restriction Codes

What is a Driver’s License?
It is an official document or proof that permits a specific individual to operate one or more types of motorized vehicles, such as a motorcycle, car, truck, or bus on a public road. That is why having a Driver’s License is very essential to a car owner or a driver.

Here are the Driver’s License Restriction Codes:

RESTRICTION 1
-Motorcycle
-Tricycle

RESTRICTION 2
-May driver a car
-SUV
-Pickup (4×4)
-Any other vehicle that has 4,500kg Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW)

RESTRICTION 3
-Van with Manual Transmission
-Commercial Vehicles with Manual Transmission
-A vehicle that has above 4,500kg GVW with Manual Transmission

RESTRICTION 4
-A vehicle above 4,500kg with automatic transmission

RESTRICTION 5
-Delivery Trucks with automatic transmission

RESTRICTION 6
-Articulated vehicles with 1600kg and below GVW

RESTRICTION 7
-Articulated vehicles from 1601kg up to 4500kg GVW

RESTRICTION 8
-Articulated vehicles from 4501kg and above GVW

Familiarizing yourself with this Restriction Code might save you from having a violation. As they said, ‘Ignorance of the law excuses no one’, so it will be better if we all be prepared.

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