Are taxi drivers in Vietnam required to wear company uniforms?

Are taxi drivers in Vietnam required to wear company uniforms?

Pursuant to Article 41 of the Circular 12/2020/TT-BGTVT stipulating rights and responsibilities of taxi drivers as follows:

1. Correctly comply with the traffic safety procedure set forth in Article 4 hereof.

2. Wear name tags and uniforms provided by enterprises and cooperatives.

3. Charge the fare that is shown on the meter or the notification on software; give passengers a receipt (or an e-invoice) after payment has been made in full.

4. Keep taxis tidy, do not use technical measures, peripheral equipment and other measures to interfere in the camera operation, jam or scramble GPS and GSM or falsify tracking device’s or camera’s data.

5. Provide passengers with information about the route upon request; instruct and assist passengers (especially passengers with a disability, pregnant women, the elderly and children) to get on and get off taxis.

6. Be entitled to refuse to transport passengers who pose threats to order, safety and security on taxis or who are suffering from a dangerous disease; do not transport banned, flammable or explosive goods, live animals, goods of unknown origin and dirty food.

7. Have the responsibility to refuse to operate the taxi if it is found that the taxi is not conformable to the safety conditions or fails to be fitted with a tracking device or camera or the tracking device or camera is out of order.

8. Calculate fares using software, during the transport, provide passengers with a device capable of showing the contents specified in Point c Clause 3 Article 6 of the Decree No. 10/2020/ND-CP and provide it to competent authorities upon request.

9. Assume other responsibilities in accordance with regulations of the Law on Road Traffic, Decree No. 10/2020/ND-CP and other relevant regulations of law.

As regulations above, taxi drivers in Vietnam are required to wear company uniforms.

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What are the fines imposed on taxi drivers in Vietnam who do not wear company uniforms?

Pursuant to Article 23 of the Decree 100/2019/NĐ-CP (amended by Clause 12.c Article 2 of the Decree 123/2021/NĐ-CP) stipulating penalties imposed upon operators of civil and commercial passenger automobiles, and similar automobiles violating road traffic regulations as follows;

1. A fine ranging from VND 100,000 to VND 200,000 shall be imposed for:

a) Failure to instruct passengers to stand, sit, or lie in place;

b) Failure to wear uniform and the driver’s name tag.

Therefore, if a taxi driver does not wear the uniform as required by the company, they will be fined from 100,000 to 200,000 Vietnamese dong.

What are requirements for taxi drivers to join in traffic in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 58 of the Law on Road Traffic in 2008 stipulating conditions for drivers of vehicles to join in traffic as follows:

1. Drivers of vehicles to join in traffic must be of the age and in good health as prescribed in Article 60 of this Law, and proper driver licenses for the types of vehicle they are permitted to operate, which are granted by competent state agencies.

Learner drivers, when joining in traffic, shall practice driving on driving practice vehicles and have their driving supported by driving instructors.

2. When operating a vehicle, the driver shall carry the following papers:

a/ Vehicle registration paper;

b/ Driver license, for motor vehicle operators defined in Article 59 of this Law;

c/ Technical safety and environmental protection inspection certificate, for motor vehicles prescribed in Article 55 of this Law;

d/ Motor vehicle owner civil liability insurance certificate.

Above are requirements for taxi drivers to join in traffic in Vietnam.

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