What types of motor vehicles in Vietnam are there? What are the conditions for motor vehicles to join in road traffic in Vietnam?
What types of motor vehicles in Vietnam are there?
According to the provisions of Clause 18, Article 3 of the 2008 Law on Road Traffic in Vietnam, road motor vehicles (below referred to as motor vehicle) include the following types of vehicles:
- Automobile;
- Tractor;
- Trailer or semi-trailer drawn by automobile or tractor;
- Motorcycles;
- Three-wheeled motor vehicle;
- Moped (including electric moped) and the like.
What types of motor vehicles in Vietnam are there? What are the conditions for motor vehicles to join in road traffic in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
What are the conditions for motor vehicles to join in road traffic in Vietnam?
In Article 53 of the 2008 Law on Road Traffic in Vietnam stipulating the conditions for motor vehicles to join in road traffic as follows:
Conditions for motor vehicles to join in road traffic
1. Automobiles of proper types allowed to join in road traffic must satisfy the following quality, technical safety and environmental protection criteria:
a/ Being equipped with an effective brake system;
b/ Being fitted with an effective steering system;
c/ The steering wheel is on the left side of the automobile; for a foreigner’s overseas-registered automobile with a right-handed steering wheel, to join in road traffic in Vietnam, it must comply with the Government’s regulations;
d/ Being fully equipped with driving and passing lamps, registration plate lamp, stop lamp and signal lamps;
e/ Having the wheels fitted with pneumatic tires of the right size and right technical standards for each type of automobile;
f/ Having sufficient rear-view mirrors and other equipment and devices to ensure the operator’s visibility;
g/ Having the windscreen and windows made of safety glass;
h/ Having a horn of standard volume;
i/ Being fully equipped with an exhaust silencer, an exhaust pipe and other equipment and devices to ensure exhaust gas and noise up to environmental standards;
j/ Their structures are durable enough and ensure stable operation.
2. Motorcycles, three-wheeled motor vehicles and mopeds of right types allowed to join in road traffic must satisfy the quality, technical safely and environmental protection standards prescribed at Points a, b, d , e, f, h, i and j, Clause 1 of this Article.
3. Motor vehicles must have registration papers and number plates, granted by competent state bodies.
4. The Government shall stipulate the use life limits of motor vehicles.
5. The Minister of Transport shall prescribe quality, technical safety and environmental protection standards of motor vehicles permitted to join in road traffic, except for army and police motor vehicles used for defense and security purposes.
Thus, to be able to join in road traffic, motor vehicles must ensure the quality, technical safety and environmental protection criteria and must have a license plate.
On what criteria are motor vehicle driving licenses classified?
In Article 59 of the 2008 Law on Road Traffic in Vietnam, the driving license is regulated as follows:
Driving licenses
1. Depending on types, engine capacity, mass and utilities of motor vehicles, driving licenses are classified into driving licenses with unlimited validity and driving licenses with limited validity.
2. Driving licenses with unlimited validity are of the following categories:
a/ Category A1, granted to drivers of motorcycles with a cylinder capacity of between 50 cm3 and under 175 cm3;
b/ Category A2, granted to drivers of motorcycles with a cylinder capacity of 175 cm3 or higher and those prescribed for category-A1 driving licenses;
c/ Category A3, granted to drivers of three-wheeled motor vehicles and those prescribed for category-A1 driving licenses and similar vehicles.
3. Disabled people operating three-wheeled motor vehicles designed for them shall be granted category-A1 driving licenses.
4. Driving licenses with limited validity are of the following categories:
a/ Category A4, granted to drivers of tractors of a mass of up to 1,000 kg;
b/ Category B1, granted to non-professional drivers of passenger cars of up to 9 seats, trucks and tractors of a mass of under 3,500 kg;
c/ Category B2, granted to professional drivers of passenger cars of up to 9 seats, trucks and tractors of a mass of under 3,500 kg;
d/ Category C, granted to drivers of trucks and tractors of a mass of 3,500 kg or higher and vehicle types prescribed for category-B1 and -B2 driving licenses;
e/ Category D, granted to drivers of passenger cars of between 10 and 30 seats and vehicle types prescribed for category-B1, -B2 and -C driving licenses;
f/ Category E, granted to drivers of passenger cars of over 30 seats and vehicle types prescribed for category-B1, -B2, -C and -D driving licenses;
g/ Driving licenses of categories FB2, FD and FE, granted to drivers who already possess driving licenses of category B2, D or E to drive vehicles prescribed for these categories of driving licenses when pulling trailers or articulated passenger cars; driving licenses of category FC granted to drivers who already possess driving licenses of category C to drive vehicles prescribed for this category of driving license when pulling trailers or tractors pulling semi-trailers.
5. Driving licenses are valid nationwide and in the territories of countries or territories with which Vietnam has signed mutual driving license recognition commitments.
Thus, motor vehicle driving licenses will be classified based on types, engine capacity, mass and utilities.
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