How much is the penalty for late registration of motor vehicles in Vietnam? What are the procedures for motor vehicle registration?
How much is the penalty for late registration of motor vehicles in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 5, Article 16 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP and Clause 6, Article 16 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP (amended by Clause 9 Article 2 of Decree 123/2021/ND-CP) determined as follows:
Penalties imposed upon by operators of motor vehicles (including trailers or semi-trailers being towed) and the like violating regulations on roadworthiness of vehicles
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5. A fine ranging from VND 3,000,000 to VND 4,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following offences:
a) Operating a vehicle with a certificate of technical and environmental safety inspection or technical and environmental safety inspection stamp that has expired for less than 01 month (including trailer and semi-trailer);
b) Operating a vehicle without a decent or functional and conformable brake system (including trailer and semi-trailer).
6. A fine ranging from VND 4,000,000 to VND 6,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following offences:
a) Operating a vehicle with a license plate other than that specified in the certificate of vehicle registration or with a license plate that is not issued by a competent authority (including trailer and semi-trailer);
b) Using a certificate of technical and environmental safety inspection or stamp of technical and environmental safety or certificate of vehicle registration that is not issued by a competent authority or is falsified; using a certificate of vehicle registration on which the vehicle’s chassis or engine number is incorrect (including trailer and semi-trailer);
c) Operating a vehicle without a certificate of technical and environmental safety inspection or technical and environmental safety inspection stamp (if required, except for temporarily registered vehicles) or with one that has expired for 01 month or more (including trailer and semi-trailer);
d) Operating a vehicle without an adequate quantity of license plates or with an improperly positioned license plate; with a license plate on which the letters and numbers are not distinct; altering the letters or numbers on the license plates by paint or sticker or changing color of the letters, numbers and background of the license plates (including trailer and semi-trailer).
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Thus, according to the above regulations, the driver will be fined as follows:
- In case of delay in vehicle registration for less than 1 month, the driver may be fined from VND 3,000,000 to VND 4,000,000.
- In case of delay in vehicle registration from 01 month or more, the driver may be fined from VND 4,000,000 to VND 6,000,000.
How much is the penalty for late registration of motor vehicles in Vietnam? What are the procedures for motor vehicle registration? (Image from the Internet)
What are the procedures for motor vehicle registration in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 8 of Circular 16/2021/TT-BGTVT stipulates as follows:
Procedures for implementation
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2. Conduct inspection at register authority
Organizations and individuals shall bring motor vehicles and documents under Clause 2 Article 6 hereof to register authority for inspection. Register authority shall receive documents and conduct inspection as per procedures under Annex III attached hereto:
a) Receive; examine, look up warning, and cross check documents with data on inspection management program; in case of inadequate documents, instruct vehicle users to rectify; in case of adequate documents, examine, assess technical safety and environmental protection conditions of motor vehicles, and print record of inspection using form under Annex VI attached hereto;
b) For inspected and qualified motor vehicles, register authority shall return Certificate of inspection and apply seal of inspection on the vehicles. For vehicle users who only have notice on date of issuance of vehicle registration, register authority shall issue notice on date of returning Certificate of inspection to vehicle users using form under Annex VII attached hereto; when vehicle users present documents on vehicle registration, register authority shall make copies of such documents for archive in vehicle dossiers, inspection documents and return Certificate of inspection. In case motor vehicles are unqualified after inspection according to notice on website of Vietnam Register, register authority shall remove the notice;
c) If motor vehicles carry any defect, register authority shall print and send notice on defects using form under Annex VIII attached hereto to vehicle users for rectification. In case motor vehicles are unqualified after inspection and are not issued with Certificate of inspection, register authority shall input unqualified details in warning section on website of Vietnam Register.
Thus, the order of vehicle inspection at the registration unit is carried out according to the above regulations.
What are the penalties for violations against regulations on inspection of technical and environmental safety of motor vehicles in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 38 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP (added by Clause 22, Article 2 of Decree 123/2021/ND-CP), the following regulations:
Penalties for violations against regulations on inspection of technical and environmental safety of motor vehicles
1. A fine ranging from VND 1,000,000 to VND 2,000,000 shall be imposed upon the inspector of the Registry who commits any of the following violations:
a) Falsifying inspection results;
b) Failure to follow relevant procedures and regulations during the inspection.
2. A fine ranging from VND 5,000,000 to VND 7.000.000 shall be imposed upon the Registry that commits any of the following violations:
a) Failure to publicly put up inspection procedures at its office;
b) Failure to carry out inspections as assigned;
c) Employing unqualified people as inspectors;
d) Carrying out inspections without adequate devices and personal protective equipment;
dd) Failure to assign adequate number of inspector per inspection line;
e) Number of vehicles inspected and issued with certificates per inspection line exceeding that prescribed by regulations and law.
3. A fine ranging from VND 8,000,000 to VND 12,000,000 shall be imposed upon the Registry that commits any of the following violations:
a) Using a testing device without a certification or an unexpired one;
b) Using a testing device that is broken and thus inaccurate;
c) Failure to supervise the inspection processes and verify inspection results;
d) Failure to store inspection data as per the law.
Accordingly, violations of regulations on inspection of technical safety and environmental protection of motor vehicles will be fined depending on the above violations.
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