How To Check Vehicle Registration Through SMS
Thursday
Jan 28, 2010
One thing I learned in my years of driving and being a car owner is that dealing with the Land Transportation Office can be a pain. This is especially so during those times in the year you have to renew your driver’s license and your motor vehicle registration. It’s not too difficult to determine the schedule for registration (which is usually based on the last two digits of your plate number). However, sometimes you find the need to check for vehicle registration, especially in times of emergency.
For instance, when I got into an accident sometime last year, I used my mobile phone to check the registration details of both my car and the other vehicle involved. This helped determine if the plate matched with the vehicle, if the registration was valid, and if there was no LTO alarm (such as carnapping) on the vehicle. This technique for checking registration is also helpful, to some extent, when checking used cars before buying. Although the registered name does not appear, you can at least check if there are any LTO “alarms.”
The procedure is fairly straightforward. You just send an SMS to 2600 with the following keywords:
LTO VEHICLE ABC123
where ABC123 is the plate number. You will then get a response detailing the car’s brand, make, year, color, and date of last registration. Now this won’t necessarily tell you whether the registration is still current or expired, but based on the plate’s endings, you can at least estimate if it is valid for the current year.
You can also check license details by texting this to 2600:
LTO LICENSE XXXXXXXXXX
where XXXXXXXXX is the license number. This can be pretty useful when checking for the driver’s identity and validity of the license.
To get motor vehicle transactions and keywords, send “LTO MV” to 2600. For other permit and transactions, send “LTO DL” to 2600. Each message costs PhP 2.50.
Comments
Cris Garcia
May 10th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
i did the plate verification and received the following info:
Plate No.: multiple./Make:/Model:/Year:/Color:/ Registered last, has no LTO apprehension,has no LTO alarm.
**seems that there is no registered name/info…does it mean that my car wasn’t properly registered?
J. Angelo
May 10th, 2010 at 6:39 pm
It’s possible that the LTO office you registered your vehicle with most recently was offline. When and where did you register? Is it a relatively new car?
Kaitlyn
July 3rd, 2010 at 9:38 pm
It’s possible that the LTO office you registered your vehicle with most recently was offline. When and where did you register? Is it a relatively new car?
Brian
July 26th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
What about to check registration details for motorcycle?
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December 12th, 2010 at 9:41 am
Is it possible to track the owner of the vehicle even if I was not able to get the plate number. I just remembered the color and the brand of the car.and the 1st 2 letters of the plate number. Can it help?
J. Angelo
January 19th, 2011 at 10:56 am
You might have to ask the police for help, if it’s a criminal or legal matter. Otherwise, I’m afraid the LTO SMS system won’t be able to help you. At any rate, even if you have the complete license plate #, the SMS system doesn’t show the name of the registered owner.
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February 12th, 2011 at 10:41 am
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edwin
February 14th, 2011 at 10:02 am
eh pano malaman kung kaninong pangalan nakarehistro ang unit???
kaasar nman!!!
J. Angelo
February 14th, 2011 at 11:29 am
Hi Edwin. Registered names are not included for a purpose. It will be an invasion of privacy if LTO were to give that information to the public. If you’re purchasing a vehicle and want to check for registration details, SMS will be the first step to see if the registration is current, and if there are any alarms (like carnapping or violations). But if you want to check the registration details like name, it’s best to check with LTO.
Richard
March 2nd, 2011 at 7:13 am
Surely the paperwork cannot be a bad as it is here in Spain! Re-registering a car here on spanish plates involves a great deal of patience!
Dex
March 4th, 2011 at 4:26 pm
This really works. even though it doesn’t indicate the owner of the vehicle, but it is really a big help. saves time. thanks for the info.
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June 4th, 2011 at 11:45 am
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JunLen Perez
June 27th, 2011 at 6:40 pm
Very useful, pag may natipuhan ka at may doubts mache-check mo kaagad. Thanks!
shumael mir
October 22nd, 2011 at 11:26 pm
i am a car dealer, how can i chek vehicle redgestration record through internet.
sherwin
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:34 pm
gud day po! i bought a second hand car last december 2010, so far i found no problems about it but i just want to make sure that this car that i bought is not a hot car? i can not access the vehicle check on text. how can i check the previous record of it?
J. Angelo Racoma
November 8th, 2011 at 10:31 am
The SMS check is only good as an initial check, although it will indicate if there are any “alarms” or “flags” on the vehicle (such as a carnapping report). For due diligence, it’s best you go to LTO to have the papers and car checked.
dinesh choursiya
November 15th, 2011 at 3:30 pm
pls send no.
eddie
January 11th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
i would like to thank LTO for their effort by providing car buyer with their vehicle verification sys. now it’s easier to buy second hand cars without doubt
lucaspaolo
February 2nd, 2012 at 7:09 am
how to determine vehicle registration expired?
pano malalaman na expire na rehistro nang vehicle?
zodiac hidalgo
February 20th, 2012 at 10:42 am
Hindi na nagana eh.. bwiset.. pati web site ng LTO bulok AMP….
Carlos
March 7th, 2012 at 7:59 pm
Hi!
Can I register my car’s registration in advance?
Thank you.
antonet
March 17th, 2012 at 4:33 pm
I want to buy a used 2003 and above SUV when I will be coming home to the PI next month, how long does it take to register the vehicle in your name and what are the requirements to register the vehicle. How do you know if the car has not been in a flooded area and is not a hot car?
Do you need a vehicle insurance to register it to LTO? Do you have to register the vehicle according to the plate number or in the area of your residence?
jbflaw
March 23rd, 2012 at 3:06 pm
is it possible to verify status of vehicle with conduction sticker only?