Vietnam: Vehicles with white led lights (high beams) for motorbikes and cars to be fined? If yes, how much will it be?
Is there a penalty for installing white led lights in Vietnam?
According to Clause 13, Article 8 of the Law on Road Traffic 2008, the prohibited acts in road traffic are as follows:
"1. Destroying roads, road bridges, tunnels and ferry landing stages, light signals, marker posts, signs, dome mirrors, median strips, water drainage systems and other works and equipment of road traffic infrastructure.
2. Illegally digging, drilling and cutting roads; illegally placing or erecting hurdles on roads; placing and spreading pointed objects, pouring lubricants on roads; illegally leaving materials, wastes and garbage on roads; illegally opening passages and linking to main roads; illegally encroaching, occupying or using land of roads and road safety corridors; opening manhole covers without permission, illegally dismantling, removing or falsifying road works.
3. Illegally using roadbeds, roadsides and pavements.
4. Putting motor vehicles and special-use machines which fail to satisfy technical safety and environmental protection criteria into operation on roads.
5. Changing the chassis, components and accessories of motor vehicles in order to temporarily achieve their technical criteria before taking them for inspection.
6. Taking part in, cheering or organizing illegal vehicle races, driving vehicles recklessly on crowded streets or in zigzags.
7. Operating a road motor vehicle while there is narcotic in the operator’s body.
8. Operating an automobile, tractor or special-use vehicle on the road while there is a concentration of alcohol in the operator’s blood or breath.
Operating a motorcycle or moped while there is a concentration of alcohol of over 50 milligrams per 100 milliliters of blood or 0.25 milligrams per 1 litter of breathed air.
9. Operating a motor vehicle without a driver license as prescribed.
Operating a special-use vehicle on the road without a certificate of training in knowledge about the road traffic law, a license or certificate of operation of special-use vehicle.
10. Assigning one’s motor vehicle or special-use vehicle to another person ineligible for operating vehicles in road traffic.
11. Operating a motor vehicle at a speed beyond the prescribed speed limit, recklessly passing or overtaking.
12. Honking and opening the throttle continuously; honking during the time from 22:00 hrs to 05:00 hrs, blowing the hoot, using driving lamps in urban and populous areas, except for priority vehicles moving on duty as provided for by this Law.
13. Fitting and using the horn and lamps at variance with the manufacturer design for each type of motor vehicles; using audible devices badly affecting traffic order and safety and public order.
14. Transporting goods banned from circulation, illegally transporting, or failing to fully observe regulations on transportation of, dangerous cargoes or wild animals.
15. Threatening, offending and fighting over passengers; compelling passengers to use services against their will; employing transshipment, disembarking passengers or committing other acts to evade detection of the carriage of cargoes or passengers in excess of prescribed limits.
16. Conducting commercial transportation by car when failing to meet all business conditions as prescribed.
17. Absconding after causing accidents in order to shirk responsibility.
18. Deliberately refusing to rescue victims of traffic accidents when having conditions to do so.
19. Infringing upon the lives, health and property of traffic accident victims and causers.
20. Taking advantage of traffic accidents to assault, intimidate, incite, pressure, foment disorder or obstruct the handling of traffic accidents.
21. Abusing one’s position, power or profession to breach the road traffic law.
22. Illegally manufacturing, using or buying or selling number plates of motor vehicles and special-use vehicles.
23. Acts of breaching road traffic rules and other acts endangering road users and vehicles in road traffic."
Thus, the improper installation of white led lights is a prohibited act when participating in road traffic.
Clause 2, Article 55 of this Law on Road Traffic 2008 also stipulates:
"Vehicle owners are not allowed to change the vehicle's structure, components and systems by themselves that are not in accordance with the manufacturer's design or the renovation design approved by the competent authority."
Thus, adding white led lights or replacing turn signals with led lights are all violations of traffic laws. In case of replacement of car lights, the changed lights must meet design standards.
Vietnam: Vehicles with white led lights (high beams) for motorbikes and cars to be fined? If yes, how much will it be? (Image from the internet)
What is the penalty for motorbikes with white led lights in Vietnam?
According to Point e, Clause 1, Article 17 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP, a fine of between VND 100,000 - 200,000 is imposed for one of the following violations:
"Owners of vehicles may not alter the structure, components or systems of their motor vehicles against the manufacturer designs or modification designs already approved by competent agencies."
Accordingly, if the vehicle is installed with lights that do not conform to the design standards, a fine of from 100,000 VND to 200,000 VND will be imposed.
What is the penalty for cars with white led lights in Vietnam?
According to point a, clause 2, Article 16 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP as follows:
"2. A fine ranging from VND 300,000 to VND 400,000 shall be imposed for:
a) Operating a car without adequate and functional headlamps, plate lamp, brake lamps, turn signals, windshield wipers, mirrors, safety belts, emergency equipment, fire safety equipment, pressure meter, and speedometer (for vehicles required to have them), except for violations specified in Point m Clause 3 Article 23, Point q Clause 4 Article 28 of this Decree;”
Thus, installing car lights that do not conform to design standards will be fined up to 400,000 VND.
In addition, the driver violating this regulation must also take remedial measures, which is to be forced to remove the improperly installed equipment, restore the technical features of the equipment according to regulations.
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