Restricted hours and window hours are different
On a plate’s scheduled weekday, the reported regular MMDA restriction has a morning block from 7 AM to 10 AM and an evening block from 5 PM to 8 PM. The midday window is published as 10:01 AM to 4:59 PM. These are not three restriction periods.
Makati’s official city guide confirms a continuous 7 AM to 7 PM restriction on scheduled weekdays, excluding holidays. You cannot apply the MMDA midday window to Makati city roads. The Makati guide explains that difference and the limitations of the checker.
The last digit gives you the weekday
Letters do not change the regular weekday pattern. In the checker, enter only the final numerical digit printed on your standard private-car plate. Makati’s official guide also uses the final number of a conduction sticker. Temporary identifiers and unusual plate formats need confirmation from the relevant authority.
A plate ending in 0 is scheduled on Friday, alongside plates ending in 9. Saturday and Sunday are outside the regular weekday scheme represented here.
Read the minute, not just the hour
Published guidance expresses the MMDA midday gap as starting at 10:01 AM, and the overnight gap as starting at 8:01 PM. For Makati, the city guide’s daytime block runs through 7 PM. We preserve that minute convention rather than declaring the endpoint minute unrestricted.
The checker gives a date-level schedule, not a minute-by-minute travel clearance. Road coverage, notices for the date and vehicle eligibility still matter. All dates on the checker use the Philippine calendar.
Questions about timing
Can a coded plate use MMDA window hours?
The published regular schedule provides a midday gap between its two restriction blocks. That does not establish permission for every road on your route; Makati and local-road rules need separate checks.
Is coding suspended on every holiday?
Reported MMDA guidance excludes regular and special nonworking holidays. Makati’s city guide also excludes holidays. The checker applies the listed declarations; special working days do not automatically lift coding. New or unlisted notices remain unchecked. See the calendar and source coverage.
Does the checker cover trucks, motorcycles or EV exemptions?
No. It applies the standard private-car weekday pattern. It does not decide any vehicle-class exemption, permit, truck ban or registration-specific eligibility.