To check, the LEO will simply type LTO LICENSE and send it to 2600. Both numbers have to match what's in LTO's record.Īnother measure system that the LEOs can use is the LTO text service, 2600. This website requires you to enter your DL's serial number, along with the receipt number. If that’s the case, all the LEO needs to do is go to the LTO’s online portal to check if your DL’s number is in the system. So good that even the law enforcement officers (LEO) are unable to physically determine if your DL is genuine or not. Ok, let’s say that the fixer that supplied your fake LTO DL is really, really good. This means someone tried to manually etch the characters by using a sharp object or the like create a similar feeling to a genuine one but not exactly the same. Finally, on a genuine DL, the signature of the LTO chief is also positively embossed.įake DLs, on the other hand, have negatively-embossed characters – meaning they are CUT INTO the card, rather than PRINTED ON. On the back of the card, the words of the list of Restrictions and Conditions are also positive-embossed. You may not be able to see it, but if you run your fingers over the letters, you can feel it.Īs GA demonstrated, a genuine DL will have a positive-embossed-characters on the Expiration Date. Some details that are printed on the DL card are actually embossed, meaning that the print is higher than the card itself. If you happen to have one around, shine it on the license and this will highlight a hologram of a Philippine eagle on the card.Ĭheap fakes won't show this hologram, but newer, more sophisticated fake licenses do. When a light is shined behind the card, one shows a yellow light, but another one shows a purple light, just like the orginal.Īnother test invloves the use of an ultraviolet (UV) light.
Real licenses turn the light shined from behind purple. Unfortunately, makers of fake LTO driver’s licenses were also able to procure materials that could produce the effect similar to a genuine DL.įor example, in the video, GA shows two kinds of fake licenses.
One of the easiest ways to spot a fake used to be the flashlight test. He also shares a surefire, easy way to find out if your license is real. Traffic vlogger, Gadget Addict (GA), who’s been known to frequently cover MMDA operations, shares a few more tricks on how to spot the not. Looks like forgers of fake DLs are getting more creative in producing licenses that mimic the real thing. In the video above, however, it seems even tricks like the mobile phone light color, hologram, and security strip can be faked.
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