DOTr: Motorists may use e-driver’s license via eGov App

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By TechWatch PH Staff

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has reminded motorists that they may use an electronic or e-driver’s license (eDL) as an alternative to the physical card, while traffic violations can also be settled through online payment platforms.

Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez said the move is in line with the directive of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to streamline government processes without compromising the enforcement of traffic laws.

Lopez explained that the use of the e-driver’s license is authorized under DOTr Department Order No. 2023-015. Motorists who do not have their physical license may present their eDL to traffic enforcers by accessing it through the Land Transportation Management System (LTMS) portal.

“For example wala po kayong actual physical card pero may e-driver’s license kayo at kayo po ay nahuli o mayroon kayong paglabag sabihin na natin, ang gagawin n’yo lang po ay ipakita nyo sa enforcer ang inyong e-driver’s license na to be accessed through LTMS portal at ‘yan po ay allowed,”  Lopez said in a radio interview.

(For example, if you don’t have the actual physical card but you have an e-driver’s license and you are apprehended, you only need to show your e-driver’s license accessed through the LTMS portal, and that is allowed.)

The department order also instructs LTO law enforcement officers and deputized agents to accept the eDL as a valid form of identification and authorization to operate a motor vehicle.

Lopez added that motorists who apply for or renew their licenses through the LTMS automatically receive an e-driver’s license, provided they have an active account. This, he said, is also one of the reasons why physical licenses no longer need to be confiscated during apprehensions.

The digital driver’s license may be accessed via the LTMS portal and the eGovPH Super App.

Meanwhile, the DOTr chief also reminded motorists that payments for the Temporary Operator’s Permit (TOP), issued during traffic apprehensions, may now be made online. 

The TOP serves as the basis for fines and penalties, which can now be settled digitally as part of the government’s push for more convenient and efficient public services.