Dasmarinas - Apply For Driving School License or Permit (Accreditation)

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Procedure

This procedure explains various ways to Apply For Driving School License or Permit (Accreditation) in Dasmarinas.

Apply In Person

1. Here are the procedures on how you can obtain a Driving School License / Accreditation. To apply, go to LTO's Traffic Safety Division (TSD) - Central Office or any LTO Regional Offices.
2. At the LTO office, ask where can you get an Application Form for Driving School. To save you some time, you may also check the link provided under 'Documents to Use' section which you can click to download the Application Form for Driving School.
3. Have the application form notarized.
4. Submit the completed form together with all the required documents.
5. The LTO personnel will check your documents. For incomplete applications, LTO will give you 5 days to comply or submit the documents that you were lacking.
6. After evaluating your application, LTO will schedule an inspection of your driving school facilities. In case your school fails the inspection LTO will give you a chance to comply with their standards. After that you can request a re-inspection.
7. After passing the inspection, you will receive a PAY ORDER SLIP from the secretariat. The LTO personnel will instruct you to proceed to the cashier for payment of the accreditation fee.
8. Submit a copy of Official Receipt to the Secretariat.
9. You may be issued a Provisional Authority while your Certificate of Accreditation is being processed. The Office will let you know when can you come back to collect your Certificate.

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Required Documents

General requirements:

1. Filled out application form
2. Certified true copy of valid Business Permit
3. List of accredited instructors with their driver's license number and other pertinent qualifications
4. Location plan and sketch of maneuvering site (with lease agreement if NOT owned)
5. Pictures of Driving School/Training Center (Interior and Exterior)
6. List of motor vehicles registered under the name of the Driving School/Center exclusively used for practical driving lesson
7. List of Equipment (AVR, CCTV, Computers, GPS, Dashcam (front and rear camera)
8. List of reading and training materials
9. Course syllabus

Note: Bring original (to be presented) and one photocopy (to be submitted).

Additional documents:

1. New Driving School:
   • Sworn statement with documentary evidence of the adequacy of funds for annual operating expenses
   • Bank Certificate or Credit Line in the amount of Php 3,000,000 in the name of the owner of driving school-applicant
2. Existing Accredited Driving School:
   • One (1) Certified True Copy of Audited Financial Statement

Office Locations & Contacts

LTO Central Office
LTO Compound, East Avenue, Diliman,
Quezon City
1100 Philippines
LTO Trunkline (PABX / Information): 89229061 to 63

Agency Directory

LTO - Traffic Safety Division
Phone: 8921 9058
Email: [email protected]
Messenger: m.me/tsd.ltocentral

Eligibility

• Newly established driving schools (educational institution, main school or its branches) owned by any person or group of persons, natural or juridical, established, organized and licensed to engage in the business of handling complete course of instruction to student-drivers to operate motor vehicles.
• Existing Driving Schools that have already been established and operating and which have previously been issued a certificate to operate or provisional permit
• Training / Learning Center that conducts re-orientation program for drivers during renewal of their licenses and intervention program.

Additional qualifications:

• The dimension of maneuvering site should be at least fourteen (14) meters in length and in width. In case the designated maneuvering site is public property, it must have a written permit from the local government unit concerned;
• The minimum dimension of a classroom must not be less than twenty-four (24) square meters;
• Fully air-conditioned or well-ventilated classroom;
• Audio-visual materials and display, updated set of traffic signs, signals and pavement markings;
• For students intending to apply for a light vehicle professional driver’s license, the school must have in the classrooms automotive components and parts assemblies which may be used as aids in teaching basic automotive servicing;
• All classrooms used for theoretical instruction must be equipped with closed circuit television (CCTV) system with built in date and time recording features;
• Driving school library facilities must these following reading materials:
  • Republic Act (R.A.) No. 4136, as amended and R.A. No. 10930
  • Letters of Instructions, Administrative Orders/ Memorandum Circulars of the Department of Transportation, Land Transportation Office, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, and city/municipal ordinance relative to land transportation and traffic rules and regulations
  • Filipino Driver’s Manual, defensive driving manual, and automotive mechanics manual to be provided to student-drivers
  • R.A. 8749 - Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
  • R.A. 8750 - Seat Belts Use Act of 1999
  • R.A. 8794 - An Act Imposing a Motor Vehicle User’s Charge on All Types of Motor Vehicles and for Other Purposes
  • R.A. 10054 - Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009
  • R.A. 10586 - Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013
  • R.A. 10666 - Children’s Safety on Motorcycle Act of 2015
  • R.A. 10913 - Anti-Distracted Driving Act
  • R.A. 10916 - Road Speed Limiter Act of 2016
  • R.A. 11229 - Child Safety in Motor Vehicle’s Act
  • R.A. 11235 - Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act
• The schools must have at least two (2) light 4-wheeled motor vehicles (with manual and automatic transmissions), and at least two (2) motorcycles (manual and automatic).
  • Must not be more than seven (7) years old
  • Must be roadworthy, operational, equipped with front and rear-view dashboard recording camera, and currently registered in the name of the driving school or proprietor
  • Must be modified to include a separate brake pedal for the instructor
  • Shall bear markings “CAUTION – STUDENT-DRIVER” in white capital letters at least eight (8) inches in height with red background, and readable from the back of the motor vehicle.

Driving Schools for heavy vehicles:

• The dimension of maneuvering site shall be at least thirty-one (31) meters in length and thirty-one (31) meters in width.
• The driving school must have at least one (1) heavy motor vehicle (e.g. bus, straight truck or articulated).
• The school must submit detailed course syllabus for the operation of heavy vehicles.
• Instructors must be a holder of TESDA NTTC and NC III Driving and Automotive Servicing for heavy vehicles, and must have passed the written examination administered by the LTO.
• The driver-applicant shall meet the qualifications mentioned under “Annex C".

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Validity

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Documents to Use

APPLICATION FORM FOR DRIVING SCHOOL

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Instructions

You can apply for a Driving School License or Permit (Accreditation) at LTO's Traffic Safety Division (TSD) - Central Office or any LTO Regional Offices.

Required Information

• Name of driving school/training center
• Address
• Region
• Owner
• Contact number
• Vehicle category
• Motor vehicles details (registered under the name of the Driving School/Center exclusively used for practical driving lesson)
• Driving instructors details (name, driver's license number, control number, validity

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External Links

Land Transportation Office (LTO)

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