What are the penalties for exceeding the speed limits in Vietnam? What types of vehicles are not restricted in speed?
What are the penalties for exceeding the speed limits in Vietnam?
For motor vehicles and the like:
Fines | Additional fines | |
excess of the speed limit by 05 km/h to less than 10 km/h | A fine ranging from VND 800,000 to VND 1,000,000 (Point a Clause 3 Article 5 Decree 100/2019/ND-CP). | |
excess of the speed limit by 10 km/h to 20 km/h | A fine ranging from VND 4,000,000 to VND 6,000,000 (Point i Clause 5 Article 5 Decree 100/2019/ND-CP amended at Point dd Clause 34 Article 2 Decree 123/2021/ND-CP). | Suspend the driver’s license for 01 - 03 months (point b, clause 11, Article 5 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP); |
excess of the speed limit by 20 km/h to less than 35 km/h | A fine ranging from VND 6,00,000 to VND 8,000,000 (Point a Clause 6 Article 5 Decree 100/2019/ND-CP). | Suspend the driver’s license for 02 - 04 months (point c, clause 11, Article 5 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP); |
excess of the speed limit by > 35 km/h | A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 12,000,000 (Point c Clause 7 Article 5 Decree 100/2019/ND-CP). | Suspend the driver’s license for 02 - 04 months (point c, clause 11, Article 5 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP); |
For motor bicycles:
Fines | Additional fines | |
excess of the speed limit by 05 km/h to less than 10 km/h | A fine ranging from VND 300,000 to VND 400,000 (Point c Clause 2 Article 6 Decree 100/2019/ND-CP amended at Point k Clause 34 Article 2 Decree 123/2021/ND-CP). | |
excess of the speed limit by 10 km/h to 20 km/h | A fine ranging from VND 800,000 to VND 1,000,000 (Point a Clause 4 Article 6 Decree 100/2019/ND-CP amended at Point g Clause 34 Article 2 Decree 123/2021/ND-CP). | |
excess of the speed limit by > 20 km/h | A fine ranging from VND 4,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 (Point a Clause 7 Article 6 Decree 100/2019/ND-CP). | Suspend the driver’s license for 02 - 04 months (point c, clause 10, Article 6 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP); |
For tractors and specialized motorbikes:
Fines | Additional fines | |
excess of the speed limit by 05 km/h to less than 10 km/h | A fine ranging from VND 400,000 to VND 600,000 (Point a Clause 3 Article 7 Decree 100/2019/ND-CP). | |
excess of the speed limit by 10 km/h to 20 km/h | A fine ranging from VND 800,000 to VND 1,000,000 (Point a Clause 4 Article 7 Decree 100/2019/ND-CP). | Suspend the driver’s license for 01 - 03 months (point a, clause 10, Article 7 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP); |
excess of the speed limit by > 20 km/h | A fine ranging from VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 (Point b Clause 6 Article 7 Decree 100/2019/ND-CP). | Suspend the driver’s license for 02 - 04 months (point b, clause 10, Article 7 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP); |
What are the penalties for exceeding the speed limits in Vietnam? What types of vehicles are not restricted in speed? (Picture from internet)
What types of vehicles are not restricted in speed in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 22 of the Law on Road Traffic 2008, the provisions are as follows:
Priority rights of a number of vehicles
1. The following vehicles have the priority right to go before other vehicles when passing intersections from any direction of traffic in the following order:
a/ Fire engines traveling on duty;
b/ Military vehicles and police vehicles on urgent duty; motorcades led by police cars;
c/ Ambulances on duty;
d/ Dike-watch vehicles, vehicles employed in overcoming natural disasters or epidemics or in a state of emergency as prescribed by law;
e/ Funeral vehicle processions.
2. Vehicles specified at Points a, b, c and d of Clause 1, this Article, when traveling on duty, shall give signals by means of horn, banner and light according to regulations; are not restricted in speed; may enter one-way roads from the opposite direction and other roads open to traffic, even go through the red light, and must only follow the instructions of persons directing traffic.
The Government shall issue specific regulations on signals of priority vehicles.
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Thus, based on the above regulations, the following vehicles are not restricted in speed:
- Fire engines traveling on duty;
- Military vehicles and police vehicles on urgent duty; motorcades led by police cars;
- Ambulances on duty;
- Dike-watch vehicles, vehicles employed in overcoming natural disasters or epidemics or in a state of emergency as prescribed by law;
Accordingly, the above vehicles must have horns, flags and lights when going on duty according to regulations.
What is the statute of limitations for handling of administrative violations of exceeding the speed limits in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions in Point a, Clause 1, Article 6 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations 2012, amended by Point a, Clause 4, Article 1 of the Law on amendments and supplements to certain Articles of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations 2020, regulations on the statute of limitations for handling violations administratively as follows:
Statute of limitations for handling of administrative violations
1. The statute of limitations for administrative violation sanction is regulated as follows:
a) The statute of limitations for administrative violation shall be 01 year, except from the following cases:
Administrative violations of accounting; tax procedures; charges, fees; insurance business; price management; securities; intellectual property; construction; protecting marine product and aquatic resources; forest and forest product management; investigation, planning, exploration, exploitation and use of water resources; exploration and exploitation of oil and gas and other minerals; environmental protection; atomic energy; management, development of houses and office buildings; land; dykes; press; publication; production of, export of, import of, trading goods; producing and/or trading prohibited, fake goods; overseas labor management, the statute of limitations for administrative sanctions shall be 02 years.
Administrative violations of tax evasion, tax fraud, late payment of tax, insufficient declaration of tax liability, the statute of limitations for administrative sanctions shall be in accordance with the tax laws;
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Thus, based on the above regulations, the statute of limitations for sanctioning administrative violations against speeding cars is 01 year.
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