What should be paid attention to when carrying out title transfer and vehicle transfer in Vietnam from August 15, 2023?
- Vietnam: According to the new regulations, will the old owner still keep the license plate when selling a vehicle to another person?
- Vietnam: Will the vehicle owner carry out procedures for revocation within 30 days?
- Vietnam: Will the application for license plate revocation and titile transfer be submitted on the public service portal?
- Will the eID accounts be presented instead of citizen ID cards for vehicle transfer in Vietnam?
- What are the procedures for vehicle transfer in Vietnam?
Vietnam: According to the new regulations, will the old owner still keep the license plate when selling a vehicle to another person?
When selling a car to another person, the old owner can still keep the license plate to reissue it when registering another vehicle under his or her ownership.
Specifically, Clause 7, Article 3 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA stipulates in case of an end-of-life vehicle, a damaged vehicle or a vehicle with title transfer, the identification license plate shall be revoked by the vehicle registration authority and re-issued when the vehicle owner carries out registration procedures for another vehicle which he/she has the right to ownership.
The identification license plate shall be retained for the owner within 05 years from the date of revocation. After 05 years, if the vehicle owner has not yet carried out registration procedures, the identification license plate shall be transferred to the license plate storage for registration and issuance to another organization or individual according to regulations..
What should be paid attention to when carrying out title transfer and vehicle transfer in Vietnam from August 15, 2023? (Image from the Internet)
Vietnam: Will the vehicle owner carry out procedures for revocation within 30 days?
Pursuant to Clause 4, Article 6 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA, when selling a vehicle, the vehicle owner shall retain the vehicle registration certificate and license plate (not transfer the registration certificate and license plate to the transferee) and submit them to the vehicle registration authority for revocation procedures; in case of vehicle title transfer together with the license plate purchased at auction, the vehicle owner shall submit the registration certificate to the vehicle registration authority for revocation procedures.
Within 30 days from the date of carrying out procedures for vehicle title transfer, the vehicle owner shall carry out procedures for revocation
within the aforesaid duration, if the vehicle owner fails to carry out procedures for revocation or transfer the vehicle registration certificate and license plate to the transferee to carry out revocation procedures, before processing the procedures, the vehicle registration authority shall issue a decision to impose administrative penalties on the vehicle owner.
After vehicle title transfer, if the vehicle owner fails to carry out procedures for revocation, it/he/she shall be responsible to the law for violations related to that vehicle.
Vietnam: Will the application for license plate revocation and titile transfer be submitted on the public service portal?
Previously, car owners or individuals or authorized service organizations had to directly submit the vehicle registration and license plate to the vehicle registration agency to revoke the vehicle registration and license plate according to Article 16 of Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA.
However, according to the new regulations in Article 15 of Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA, vehicle owners will declare the revocation of vehicle registration and license plate on the National Public Service Portal or the Public Service Portal of the Ministry of Public Security (hereinafter referred to as public service portal).
Will the eID accounts be presented instead of citizen ID cards for vehicle transfer in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 14 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA, regulations on application for title transfer and vehicle transfer are as follows:
- An application for revocation of license plate and vehicle registration includes:
+ Application form for revocation of license plate and vehicle registration;
+ Documentation of the vehicle owner according to Article 10 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA;
+ 02 pencil prints of engine numbers, chassis numbers;
+ Vehicle registration certificate;
+ License plate;
In case of relocation, the vehicle owner is not required to re-submit the license plate. However, if the license plate is the 3-digit license plate or 4-digit license plate, such license plate shall be re-submitted.
In case the license plate or vehicle registration certificate is lost, the reasons shall be clearly stated in the application form for revocation of license plate and vehicle registration;
+ A copy of vehicle title transfer documentation according to regulations in Clause 2 Article 11 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA (except for relocation).
- An application for title transfer and vehicle transfer includes:
+ Vehicle registration form;
+ Documentation of the vehicle owner according to Article 10 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA;
+ Vehicle title transfer documentation according to regulations in Clause 2 Article 11 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA (except for relocation).
+ Proof of payment of vehicle registration fee according to regulations in Clause 3 Article 11 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA.
+ Certificate of revocation of license plate and vehicle registration.
Accordingly, individuals and organizations can use identification accounts instead of Citizen Identification Cards when performing vehicle title transfer procedures.
What are the procedures for vehicle transfer in Vietnam?
The procedures for vehicle transfer is as prescribed in Article 15 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA as follows:
Step 1: The car seller revokes the vehicle registration and license plate
The vehicle owner shall complete the application form for revocation of license plate and vehicle registration on the public service portal; provide number of e-application for vehicle registration; submit a revocation application specified in Clause 1 Article 14 of this Circular and receive the appointment note to return vehicle registration result according to regulations
After inspection of the application, if the application is satisfactory, the vehicle registration authority shall issue a certificate of revocation of vehicle registration and license plate according to regulations (the pencil prints of engine number and chassis number shall be pasted on the certificate and a seal of the vehicle registration authority shall be affixed on the pencil print of engine number and chassis number). The certificate is made in two copies:
- 01 copy returned to the vehicle owner;
- 01 copy of vehicle records;
If the certificate is lost, it is required to carry out verification according to regulations
Step 2: Procedures for registration of title transfer and vehicle transfer
- Organizations and individuals receiving vehicle ownership transfer declare the vehicle registration declaration; Bring the vehicle in for inspection and provide the online vehicle registration code.
- After inspecting vehicle application and conducting physical inspection of the vehicle, if the application and vehicle are satisfactory, the vehicle registration authority shall issue license plate.
- The transferee or the vehicle owner may receive the appointment note to return vehicle registration result, pay vehicle registration fee and receive license plate.
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