Can persons aged full 60 years take driving tests in Vietnam?
Can persons aged full 60 years take driving tests in Vietnam? My father is 60 years old but does not have a driving license, now he wants to get a driving license to easily drive to visit his children and grandchildren? Hope to have your answer.
Can persons aged full 60 years take driving tests in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 60 of the Road Traffic Law 2008 as follows:
1. The driver age is prescribed as follows:
a/ Persons aged full 16 years or older may drive mopeds with a cylinder capacity of under 50 cm3;
b/ Persons aged full 18 years or older may drive motorcycles, three-wheeled motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity of 50 cm3 or higher and vehicles with similar structure; trucks, tractors with a mass of under 3,500 kg; passenger cars of up to 9 seats;
c/ Persons aged full 21 years or older may drive trucks, tractors with a mass of 3,500 kg or more; category-B2 vehicles pulling trailers (FB2);
d/ Persons aged full 24 years or older may drive passenger cars of between 10 and 30 seals; category-C vehicles pulling trailers or semi-trailers (FC);
dd/ Persons aged full 27 years or older may drive passenger cars of over 30 seals; category-D vehicles pulling trailers (FD);
e/ The maximum age of drivers of 30 seat-plus passenger cars is 50 for women and 55 for men.
2. Drivers must be physically fit for the types and utilities of vehicles they drive. The Minister of Health shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Minister of Transport in, prescribing health standards for drivers, periodical health checks for automobile drivers, and medical establishments providing such health checks.
Thus, according to the above regulations in Vietnam, the law only stipulates the minimum age for driving, there is no regulation on the maximum age for driving (except for 30 seat-plus passenger cars). So in principle, your father can still take the driving test.
However, for each type of driving license, there will be different health conditions that need to be met. So depending on the type of driving license that your father wants to take the test, your father must meet the health conditions corresponding to that type of driving license. Regarding health conditions, you can refer to Joint Circular 24/2015/TTLT-BYT-BGTVT.
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