Core rule under Circular No. 534-2004
- The mandatory practical driving test requires a specific testing route established under Memorandum Circular No. 534-2004.
- The testing route must traverse an intersection with traffic lights.
- The route must allow the examinee to encounter a situation requiring a maneuvering technique.
- The memorandum emphasizes adherence to the real principle of conducting the practical driving test through route-based situational driving.
Mandatory submission of testing route maps
- All Licensing Centers and District Office conducting driver’s license examinations must submit to the appropriate LTO office the specific testing route maps for actual driving test.
- The submission must be made for use as inspection criteria during monitoring or audit period.
- The memorandum requires the route maps as part of compliance with the practical driving testing standards under Memorandum Circular No. 534-2004.
Application, enforcement, and compliance directive
- Licensing Centers and District Offices that conduct examinations are required to implement the testing route rules faithfully.
- The testing route maps submitted will be used to check compliance during monitoring or audit.
- The memorandum contains a directive of “For strict compliance.”
- The memorandum’s issuance and adoption are dated January 24, 2005.
Issuer and adopting authority
- The memorandum is adopted and signed by ANNELI R. LONTOC, Assistant Secretary.
- The memorandum is issued under the authority of the Land Transportation Office (LTO).
- The memorandum adoption date is 24 Jan. 2005.