What are the license plate symbols of 64 provinces and municipalities in Vietnam? Where to look up the license plate symbols of 64 provinces and municipalities? What is the newest list of the license plate symbols of 64 provinces and municipalities in 2024?

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• What are the license plate symbols of 64 provinces and municipalities in Vietnam? Where to look up the license plate symbols of 64 provinces and municipalities in Vietnam? What is the newest list of the license plate symbols of 64 provinces and municipalities in 2024?
• What are the cases of revocation of license plates in Vietnam?
• What is the duration for reissuing identification license plates in Vietnam?

What are the license plate symbols of 64 provinces and municipalities in Vietnam? Where to look up the license plate symbols of 64 provinces and municipalities in Vietnam? What is the newest list of the license plate symbols of 64 provinces and municipalities in 2024?

Previously, Vietnam had a total of 64 provinces and municipalities. However, on August 1, 2008, the National Assembly of Vietnam issued Resolution 15/2008/QH12 on adjusting administrative boundaries of Hanoi city and related provinces as follows:

Article 1.- To adjust administrative boundaries of Hanoi city and related provinces as follows:

1. To merge the whole existing land area of 219,341,11 ha and population of 2,568,007 of Ha Tay province into Hanoi city;

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Thus, since 2008, Ha Tay province has been merged into Hanoi City. Therefore, Vietnam currently has 63 provinces and municipalities.

On July 1, 2023, the Ministry of Public Security issued Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA stipulating the list of license plate symbols of automobiles and motorcycles, including 63 provinces and municipalities of Vietnam and 01 license plate symbol issued by the Traffic Police Department (license plate symbol of 80) to central authorities and authorities under their management.

Thus, the license plate symbols of 63 provinces and municipalities in Vietnam are currently specified in Appendix No. 02 issued together with Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA.

Readers may look up the license plate symbols of 63 provinces and municipalities in Vietnam in the below list as follows:

The above list is the newest one of the license plate symbols of 64 provinces and municipalities in 2024.

What are the cases of revocation of license plates in Vietnam?

Under Article 23 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA on the cases of revocation of vehicle registration and license plate:

Cases of revocation of vehicle registration and license plate

1. Any vehicle that is out of order, unusable and damaged due to objective reasons.

2. End-of-life vehicles; vehicles that are unroadworthy as stipulated by laws;

3. Vehicles that have been lost, stolen, illegally possessed or discarded. The vehicle owner requests the revocation of its/his/her vehicle registration certificate and license plate.

4. Vehicles that are imported dutyfree, temporarily imported by foreign agencies, organizations and individuals and then re-exported, transferred or destroyed.

5. Vehicles that are registered at economic zones as promulgated by the Government when they are re-exported and transferred into Vietnam.

6. Vehicles undergoing title transfer or transfer.

7. Vehicles that are disassembled to use their engine and chassis as spare parts for other vehicles.

8. Any vehicle which has been registered but the application thereof was falsified or any vehicle of which both or either of the engine number and chassis number are/is falsified according to the conclusion of a competent authority or any vehicle whose the license plate has been issued against the law.

Thus, a license plate shall be revoked in the following cases:

- Any vehicle that is out of order, unusable and damaged due to objective reasons;

- End-of-life vehicles; vehicles that are unroadworthy as stipulated by laws;

- Vehicles that have been lost, stolen, illegally possessed or discarded. The vehicle owner requests the revocation of its/his/her vehicle registration certificate and license plate.

- Vehicles that are imported dutyfree, temporarily imported by foreign agencies, organizations and individuals and then re-exported, transferred or destroyed.

- Vehicles that are registered at economic zones as promulgated by the Government when they are re-exported and transferred into Vietnam.

- Vehicles undergoing title transfer or transfer.

- Vehicles that are disassembled to use their engine and chassis as spare parts for other vehicles.

- Any vehicle which has been registered but the application thereof was falsified or any vehicle of which both or either of the engine number and chassis number are/is falsified according to the conclusion of a competent authority or any vehicle whose license plate has been issued against the law.

What is the duration for reissuing identification license plates in Vietnam?

Under the provisions in Article 7 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA on the duration for reissuing identification license plates in Vietnam:

Duration for vehicle registration

1. Issuance of vehicle registration certificate: within 02 working days from the date of receipt of the satisfactory application, except for the case of re-issuance of the vehicle registration certificate, verification shall be carried out as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article.

2. The duration for verification of the loss of the vehicle registration certificate when the procedure for re-issuance of the vehicle registration certificate is processed is 30 days; the duration for verification shall not be included in the duration for re-issuance of the vehicle registration certificate as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.

3. Initial issuance of identification license plate: the identification license plate shall be issued after receipt of the valid application for vehicle registration.

4. The duration for replacement of license plate, re-issuance of license plate, issuance of license plate purchased at auction or re-issuance of identification license plate is 07 working days from the date of receipt of the satisfactory application.

5. Temporary vehicle registration, issuance of certificate of revocation of license plate and vehicle registration

a) In case of wholly online public service in the public service portal: After the declarant completes the temporary vehicle registration form or the application form for revocation of registration and license plate; pay fees according to regulations (in case of temporary vehicle registration), the vehicle registration authority shall check the application. If the application is satisfactory, the vehicle registration authority shall return results of administrative procedure settlement within 08 working hours from the time of receipt of the application from the public service portal;

b) In case of partially online public service: 01 working day (in case of temporary vehicle registration); within 2 working days from the date of receipt of the satisfactory application (in case of issuance of certificate of revocation of license plate and vehicle registration).

6. The duration for returning vehicle registration results as prescribed in Clauses 1, 3, 4, and 5 of this Article is counted from the date on which the satisfactory application is received and the vehicle registration and management system has received the result of verification of the completion of the vehicle registration fee payment from the public service portal.

Thus, the duration for reissuing identification license plates in Vietnam shall be 07 working days from the date of receipt of the satisfactory application.