In which cases shall vehicles with non-identification license plates be allowed to operate in Vietnam?
In which cases shall vehicles with non-identification license plates be allowed to operate in Vietnam? - Ms. Huyen (Bac Giang).
What are cases of replacement and reissuance of vehicle registration certificate or license plate in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 16 of the Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA stipulating replacement and reissuance of vehicle registration certificate or license plate 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.
As regulations above, vehicle registration certificate or license plate shall be replaced or reissued in following cases:
- 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;
+ 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
- The vehicle registration certificate or license plate shall be re-issued in case the certificate or the license plate is lost.
In which cases shall vehicles with non-identification license plates be allowed to operate in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 39 of the Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA stipulating issuance and revocation ofvehicle registration certificate or license plate as follows:
Transition clauses
1. If vehicles have been issued with 5-digit license plates before the effective date of this Circular but procedures for revocation of these license plates have not been carried out, such license plates shall be identified as identification license plates of vehicle owners.
2. With regard to vehicles issued with 5-digit license plates, if vehicle owners have carried out procedures for revocation of these license plates before the effective date of this Circular, such license plates shall be transferred to the license plate storage for issuance of license plates according to regulations.
3. Vehicles issued with 5-digit license plates that have symbols “LD”, “DA”, “MD”, “R” may continue to operate on roads, even when these license plates are replaced or re-issued, unless vehicle owners wish to carry out procedures for replacement of license plates according to regulations of this Circular.
4. Vehicles issued with 3-digit license plates or 4-digit license plates may continue to operate on roads. However, in cases where vehicle owners wish to replace these license plates by identification license plates or vehicle owners carry out procedures for replacement or re-issuance of vehicle registration certificates and license plates or registration of title transfer, vehicle transfer according to regulations of this Circular, such 3-digit license plates or 4-digit license plates shall be revoked and replaced by identification license plates according to regulations.
5. The commune-level police authority designated to register motorcycles before the effective date of this Circular may continue to register such motorcycles according to regulations in this Circular.
6. Vehicle Registration Form template enclosed with Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BCA of the Minister of Public Security and license plates of automobiles, trailers and semi-trailers, 5-digit license plates of motorcycles manufactured before the effective date of this Circular may continue to be used until their expiry.
As regulations above, it is not mandatory to change the current license plate to the identification number plate in the following cases:
- If vehicles have been issued with 5-digit license plates before 15/8/2023 but procedures for revocation of these license plates have not been carried out, such license plates shall be identified as identification license plates of vehicle owners.
- Vehicles issued with 5-digit license plates that have symbols “LD”, “DA”, “MD”, “R” may continue to operate on roads, even when these license plates are replaced or re-issued, unless vehicle owners wish to carry out procedures for replacement of license plates according to regulations of the law.
- Vehicles issued with 3-digit license plates or 4-digit license plates may continue to operate on roads, except following cases:
+ Vehicle owners wish to replace these license plates by identification license plates;
+ Vehicle owners carry out procedures for replacement or re-issuance of vehicle registration certificates and license plates or registration of title transfer, vehicle transfer according to regulations of the law.
Which authorities shall register identification license plates in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 4 of the Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA stipulating vehicle registration authority as follows:
1. Department of Traffic Police shall register:
- Vehicles owned by the Ministry of Public Security;
- Automobiles owned by following organizations and individuals:
+ Offices and Committees of the Party Central Committee
+ Office of the President
+ Office of the National Assembly
+ Offices of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agencies attached to the Government
+ Office of Central agencies of socio-political organizations
+ Office of the Supreme People's Procuracy
+ Office of the Supreme People's Court
+ State Audit Office
- Automobiles owned by diplomatic missions, representative offices of international organizations in Vietnam and automobiles owned by foreigners working for these ones.
2. Division of Traffic Police shall register the following vehicles:
- Automobiles, tractors, trailers, semi-trailers and other vehicles similar to automobiles owned by organizations or individuals whose headquarters or permanent residence addresses are located in provinces or central- affiliated cities; cities, districts or district-level towns where the headquarters of Divisions of Traffic Police are located.
- Automobiles with license plates purchased at auctions; confiscated vehicles in accordance with the law and motorcycles with a displacement volume of 175 cm3 or more owned by local organizations and individuals.
- Automobiles, motorcycles, mopeds, and other vehicles similar to motorcycles owned by foreign organizations or individuals, and local consulates.
3. The police authority of a district, a district-level town or a district-level city shall register automobiles, motorcycles owned by domestic organizations/individuals whose headquarters/permanent residence addresses are located in such district.
4. The police authority of a commune, ward or commune-level town (hereinafter referred to as “commune-level police authority”) shall register:
+ The commune-level police authorities of districts and district-level towns affiliated to central- affiliated cities shall register automobiles owned by domestic organizations/individuals whose headquarters/permanent residence addresses are located in such districts and towns.
+ The commune-level police authorities of districts, district-level towns and cities affiliated to a province that have processed an average of at least 150 applications for registration of new vehicles per year during the last 03 years shall register motorcycles owned by domestic organizations/individuals whose headquarters/permanent residence addresses are located in such districts, district-level towns and cities.
5. With regard to a specific area, according to the actual number of registered vehicles, the nature of the area and the geographical distance, the director of the provincial Police Department shall agree with the Traffic Police Department on organization of vehicle registration as follows:
- In case of less than 150 applications for registration of new vehicles per year in a commune, the police authority of that commune shall organize vehicle registration, or the police authority of the district or an assigned commune-level police authority shall organize vehicle registration for multiple communes;
- In case the number of applications for registration of new vehicles exceeds the capacity of the commune-level police authority, the police authorities of the district and adjacent communes may assist in processing vehicle registration applications submitted by organizations and individuals residing in the commune.
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