Question & AnswerQ&A (LTO MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 534-2004)
The main purpose of LTO Memorandum Circular No. 534-2004 is to regulate the conduct of the practical driving test by establishing specific guidelines and a fixed route to ensure a thorough and standardized evaluation of driver’s license applicants.
This Memorandum Circular took effect on September 6, 2004.
Driver’s license examiners were found to be neglecting the real principle of the practical driving test by merely requiring applicants to start the engine and move the vehicle back and forth, without conducting an actual driving test along a fixed route.
A specific testing route must be established for the actual driving test of the applicants.
The specific testing route must include traversal of an intersection with traffic lights and regulatory and informational signs, a portion that allows maneuvering techniques such as parking and reversing, a busy road segment, and avoidance of potholes, among others.
The examinee should encounter maneuvering techniques including but not limited to parking, reversing, and avoiding potholes.
A warning sign with the text "CAUTION PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST BY LTO" must be installed at the rear part of the test vehicle.
No, all orders, memoranda, circulars, rules, regulations, or issuances that conflict with this Memorandum Circular are deemed superseded.
All licensing heads are directed to comply with the regulations pertinent to the conduct of the practical driving test as set forth in the Circular.
The regulations will be made an integral part of the inspection criteria during monitoring or audit periods of the licensing centers.