Land Transportation Office (LTO)

Lost or Damaged Driver’s License

A lost or damaged license is handled as an LTO miscellaneous license transaction. Prepare the APL form and confirm the current affidavit and ID checklist with the licensing office before filing for a duplicate.

Apply for a duplicate driver’s license, conductor’s license, or student permit when the card is lost, stolen, or mutilated.

Last verified September 17, 2026

Updated September 17, 2026

The current Citizen’s Charter groups duplicate license with miscellaneous license transactions. Published duplicate-card fees are taken from LTO’s license fee schedule. The short lost-card checklist below also cites the 2019 Citizen’s Charter, so confirm the current counter checklist before you go.

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Quick Summary

Agency
Land Transportation Office (LTO)
How to apply
Walk-in
Published processing time
1 hour, 48 minutes is the published total for the miscellaneous license service page that includes duplicate license and revision of records.
Published LTO fees
₱355.00

What You’ll Need

Use this as a preparation checklist. Items marked “If it applies” are situational.

  • Duly accomplished Application for Permits and Licenses (APL) form

    Official source
    1 originalGet it from: LTO website or licensing office CSA/PACD

  • Original Affidavit of Loss or Affidavit of Mutilated ID

    Confirm at office

    Listed in the 2019 LTO Citizen’s Charter duplicate-license checklist. Confirm that the current office still requires it for a lost or damaged card.

    Get it from: Notary public / applicant

  • Valid government-issued ID with photo and signature

    Confirm at office

    Listed in the 2019 Citizen’s Charter as original plus one copy. Bring a second ID if the lost item was your only photo ID.

    Original and photocopy

  • The damaged or mutilated license card, if you still have it

    If it appliesConfirm at office

    Surrender it if the card is damaged rather than fully lost. Confirm the current instruction at the licensing window.

How To Do It

  1. 1

    Prepare an affidavit if the card is lost or unreadable

    Confirm at office

    Older LTO charter text asks for an Affidavit of Loss or Mutilated ID. Ask the licensing office whether a police blotter is also required in your case; this site does not treat a blotter as a confirmed current nationwide requirement.

  2. 2

    File a miscellaneous license transaction

    Official source

    Current LTO service coverage includes duplicate driver’s license, student permit, revision of records, and storage/reactivation. Tell the Client Service Officer you need a duplicate card.

  3. 3

    Pay the published duplicate-license fees

    Official source

    LTO’s license fee schedule publishes a duplicate valid driver’s license total of ₱355, or ₱455 with revision of records. The 2025 miscellaneous-service page also shows ₱325 for a revision-of-records variant. Pay only the amount the cashier assesses for your case.

  4. 4

    Complete biometrics and claim the replacement card

    Official source

    The miscellaneous license service captures fingerprints, photo, and signature, then prints and releases the card after verification.

Fees

Only amounts published by LTO are shown as figures. Third-party charges are flagged instead of guessed.

Duplicate valid driver’s license
License schedule breakdown: replacement ₱225, certification ₱100, clearance ₱30.
Official source
₱355.00
Duplicate license with revision of records
Same schedule adds ₱100 for revision of records.
Official source
₱455.00
Revision-of-records amount on the 2025 miscellaneous service page
Printed on that Citizen’s Charter service page. If the cashier total differs from the ₱355/₱455 schedule, ask which line applies before paying.
Official source
₱325.00

Important Notes

  • Confirm the lost-card checklist at the window

    Confirm at office

    The 2025 Citizen’s Charter page for this service is combined with revision of records, storage, and reactivation, and the extracted checklist is dominated by revision-of-records documents. Items marked “confirm at the office” come from the older dedicated duplicate-license list.

  • A duplicate is not a renewal

    Confirm at office

    If the license is also due for renewal or already expired, you may be assessed renewal fees and requirements instead of, or in addition to, duplicate-card fees.

  • Storage is a different service

    Official source

    LTO also publishes storage of a valid license. That is not the same as replacing a lost card.

Where / How To Apply

LTO License Section and other licensing offices that process miscellaneous license transactions, generally 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Confirm whether your office treats a plain duplicate as that same service clock, especially if revision of records is also requested.

Visit LTO website

Official Sources

Verify the checklist against the agency before you travel or pay.