Driving school

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LTO bans driving school high charges (Philippine Information Agency)

QUEZON CITY, (PIA) -- Accredited driving schools are no longer allowed to charge high fees to drivers license applicants. This is what LTO Chief Jay Art ...

LTO hits the brakes on pricey driving schools (INQUIRER.net)

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will imposed starting April 15 a cap on the fees charged by pricey driving schools.

On the third offense, the driving school’s accreditation will be revoked, Tugade said. The new guidelines also reduced the required number of days for applicants to complete the mandatory 15-hour TDC. “Registration of his/her biometrics before and after every session for attendance purposes is required. 10930 mandated the LTO to implement prerequisites and guidelines in ensuring that only those with “sufficient” driving skills and road safety knowledge would be given a driver’s license. Under the LTO’s “Omnibus guidelines on the accreditation, supervision and control of driving institutions, and the standardization of driver and conductor’s education,” the maximum prescribed rate for a 15-hour theoretical driving course (TDC) should be P1,000. [Land Transportation Office](https://lto.gov.ph/) (LTO) announced that it would be imposing a price cap on the courses which must be taken by those applying for a driving license.

LTO sets cap on driving school rates - BusinessWorld Online (BusinessWorld Online)

THE LAND Transportation Office (LTO) has set maximum rates on fees that private driving schools can charge. “Since last year, the agency's technical working ...

Accredited driving institutions will also be required to hold the mandatory 15-hour TDC in two days. The first seven hours shall be held on the first day and the remaining eight hours on the second day. The regulator said the new rates will be under the Omnibus Guidelines on the Accreditation, Supervision, and Control of Driving Institutions, and the Standardization of Driver and Conductor’s Education.

'Bawal overpricing': Maximum rates for driving schools set, effective ... (Philstar.com)

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has set "maximum prescribed rates" for driving schools starting mid April 2023, a memorandum that could penalize ...

Shortening of the mandatory 15-hour TDC to two days from three is also included in the memorandum. However, we could still see this as a fair rule for driving schools who invest." This is in line with LTO chief Jay Art Tugade's warning to overcharging driving schools which will be penalized under the office's Memorandum Circular No.

LTO sets cap on driving school fees (ABS-CBN News)

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Wednesday ordered a cap on the rates for theoretical and practical driving courses following criticisms that these ...

Under the new guidelines, accredited driving institutions will also be tasked to conduct the mandatory 15-hour theoretical driving course in 2 days. The maximum prescribed rate for theoretical driving courses in accredited schools will be P1,000, LTO chief Jay Art Tugade said. The first 7 hours will be held during the first day, while the other 8 hours will be conducted on the second day, the LTO said.

Everything you need to know about the LTO's maximum rates for ... (Top Gear Philippines)

The Land Transportation Office has issued Memorandum Circular No. JMT-2023-2390, which prescribes the standard rates for driving school courses in the ...

Finally, the circular states that driving schools are now required to log the details of all student drivers using the Land Transportation Management System (LTMS) Client ID. Check out the full list requirements The guidelines state that “registration of his/her biometrics before and after every session for attendance purposes is required. Practical driving courses, meanwhile, must be at least eight hours in total regardless of license code. The mandatory time is still set at 15 hours in total, but student drivers may complete the requirements in two days (instead of the previous three) within the same month: seven hours during the first day, and eight hours during the second day. The agency has now released Memorandum Circular No.

LTO plans to impose caps on driving school fees starting April 15 ... (manilastandard.net)

LTO chief Jay Art Tugade said the new prescribed rates for theoretical driving courses and practical driving courses would be included in the Omnibus Guidelines ...

“Registration of his/her biometrics before and after every session for attendance purposes is required. He said that aside from the prescribed maximum rates, accredited driving institutions would be required to hold the mandatory 15-hour TDCs in two days, with the first seven hours on the first day and the remaining eight hours on the second day. Tugade said under the new guidelines, the allowed maximum prescribed rate for TDCs would be P1,000.00, while the maximum prescribed fees for PDCs would vary depending on the license code—P2,500 for driver’s license codes A and A1 and P4,000 for license codes B, B1 and B2.