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FAQ: What you need to know about the new LTO 'Vintage Car Law'

People have been weeping and gnawing their teeth since they heard this new regulation. Here's a few FAQ's from the new "Registration and/or Recording of Vintage Motor Vehicles." or the Administrative Order No. RPC-2016-033 from the Land Transportation Office (LTO). What is Administrative Order No. RPC-2016-033? This the regulation of ownership and use of a vintage/antique car. What is a vintage/antique car? LTO defines it as "a motor vehicle manufactured at least 40 years prior to the current year, or with year model earlier than 1975, not a reproduction, and which has been maintained in or restored to a condition in conformity with the manufacture specifications and appearance." My car is model 1978 and therefore is not included in the new regulation. Yes. But it will be on 2019 or three years from now. Does a vintage car need to be registered under the LTO? Yes. If a vintage car owner wishes to use the vehicle on public roads, said v...