What are the procedures for replacement or reissuance of vehicle registration certificate or license plate in Vietnam?
- Vietnam: When will the vehicle registration certificate and license plate be replaced or reissued?
- What is the application for replacement and reissuance of vehicle registration certificate or license plate in Vietnam?
- What are the procedures for replacement or reissuance of vehicle registration certificate or license plate in Vietnam?
Vietnam: When will the vehicle registration certificate and license plate be replaced or reissued?
Cases of replacement and re-issuance of vehicle registration papers and license plates are specified in Article 16 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA as follows:
Replacement and reissuance
1. The vehicle registration certificate and license plate shall be replaced in case of modified vehicle, repainted vehicles, automobiles used for transport business registered for change from license plate with white background, black letters and numbers to license plate with yellow background, black letters and numbers and vice versa; extension for certificate of vehicle registration; change of information about the vehicle owner (name, personal identification number and address); certificate of vehicle registration which is blurry, torn or lost; license plate which is blurry, broken, or lost or in case where the vehicle owner wishes to replace the old certificate of vehicle registration and license plate with a new certificate of vehicle registration and license plate as per this Circular.
2. The vehicle registration certificate or license plate shall be re-issued in case the certificate or the license plate is lost.
Accordingly, vehicle registration papers and license plates are exchanged or reissued in the following cases:
(1) Replacement
- modified vehicle;
- repainted vehicles;
- automobiles used for transport business registered for change from license plate with white background, black letters and numbers to license plate with yellow background, black letters and numbers and vice versa;
- extension for certificate of vehicle registration;
- change of information about the vehicle owner (name, personal identification number and address);
- certificate of vehicle registration which is blurry, torn or lost;
- license plate which is blurry, broken, or lost or in case where the vehicle owner wishes to replace the old certificate of vehicle registration and license plate with a new certificate of vehicle registration and license plate as per Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA
(2) Reissuance
- The certificate is lost;
- The license plate is lost
What are the procedures for replacement or reissuance of vehicle registration certificate or license plate in Vietnam?
What is the application for replacement and reissuance of vehicle registration certificate or license plate in Vietnam?
Application for replacement and reissuance of vehicle registration certificate or license plate are specified in Article 17 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA.
Application for replacement and reissuance of vehicle registration certificate or license plate
1. Vehicle registration form.
2. Documentation of the vehicle owner according to Article 10 of this Circular;
3. Vehicle registration certificate (in case of replacement of vehicle registration certificate) or license plate (in case of replacement of license plate).
4. Other documents:
a) In case the license plate with yellow background, black letters and numbers is replaced by the license plate with white background, black letters and numbers, it is required to have a decision to revoke the transport business license or a signage revocation decision.
b) In case the modification involves the replacement of the engine or chassis of the vehicle, it is required to have vehicle origin documentation, proof of payment of vehicle registration fee and title transfer documentation of such engine or chassis according to regulations in Article 11 of this Circular;
c) In case the replacing engine or chassis has a different make, the modified vehicle is required to have a certificate of technical and environmental safety according to regulations;
d) In case the replacing engine or chassis is that of another registered vehicle, it is required to have a certificate of revocation of license plate and vehicle registration of such vehicle.
Thus, the application for replacement and reissuance of vehicle registration certificate or license plate shall be carried out according to the content specified above.
What are the procedures for replacement or reissuance of vehicle registration certificate or license plate in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 18 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA, procedures for replacement or reissuance of vehicle registration certificate or license plate are prescribed as follows:
Procedures for replacement or reissuance
1. Wholly online public service (in case of re-issuance of vehicle registration certificates and license plates for vehicles other than those with 3-digit license plates or 4-digit license plates)
a) The vehicle owner shall complete the vehicle registration form according to regulations in Article 9 of this Circular and attach a scanned copy of the pencil print of engine numbers, chassis numbers according to regulations on the public service portal;
b) After inspecting the vehicle application, if the application is satisfactory, the vehicle registration authority shall send a notification to the vehicle owner so that the owner pays vehicle registration fee and postal fee on the public service portal and then the vehicle registration authority shall return vehicle registration result according to regulations;
c) The vehicle owner may receive the vehicle registration certificate or license plate according to regulations by post.
2. Partially online public service (except for the case specified in Clause 1 of this Article).
a) The vehicle owner shall complete the vehicle registration form according to regulations in Article 9 of this Circular; submit an application for replacement or re-issuance under regulations in Article 17 of this Circular and pay fee as prescribed. The vehicle owner is not required to have its/his/her vehicle inspected (except for modified vehicle or repainted vehicles);
b) After inspecting the vehicle application, if the application is satisfactory, the vehicle registration authority shall replace or reissue the vehicle registration certificate and the license plate according to regulations; the vehicle owner may receive registration result in person at the vehicle registration authority or by post.
In case of replacement and re-issuance of the vehicle registration certificate and the license plate, it is required to retain the identification license plate; in case the old license plate is a 3-digit license plate or 4-digit license plate, the identification license plate shall be issued according to regulations and the 3-digit license plate or 4-digit license plate shall be revoked.
If a license plate with white background, black letters and numbers is replaced by a license plate with yellow background, black letters and numbers or vice versa, a new identification license plate shall be issued (in case there is no the identification license plate) or re-issued (in case the identification license plate has been obtained).
Thus, the procedures for replacement or reissuance of vehicle registration certificate or license plate are carried out according to the above regulations.
Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA takes effect from August 15, 2023.
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