Is it compulsory to provide information on vehicles entering and leaving a bus station in Vietnam?

Is it compulsory to provide information on vehicles entering and leaving a bus station in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 4 Article 51 of the Circular 12/2020/TT-BGTVT (amended by Clause 5 Article 1 of the Circular 18/2024/TT-BGTVT) stipulating regulations on provision of information:

Regulations on provision of information

1. Information provided is divided into 02 types, including data default identification information and continually updated information about trips.

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4. Regulations on provision of information on vehicles entering and leaving a bus station:

a) Information to be specified in the transport order for each trip in the station: name of the station (its name and code specified in the announcement decision); name of the transport enterprise or cooperative (its name and taxpayer identification number); full name of the driver (his/her full name, class and number of his/her driver’s license); license plate; route (route code, departure station, arrival station); departure time; number of passengers upon departure);

b) The information specified in point a of this clause shall be continuously provided to the software of the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam within 03 minutes from the departure.

As regulated above, following information on vehicles entering and leaving a bus station shall be specified in the transport order for each trip in the station. The information shall be continuously provided to the software of the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam within 03 minutes from the departure.

Note: The above regulations take effect from 15/7/2024.

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Which tasks shall be performed by station staffs and drivers as a vehicle enters a station in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 6 of the Circular 12/2020/TT-BGTVT, the station staff and driver shall perform the following tasks as a vehicle enters a station in Vietnam:

- conduct an inspection and confirm that the vehicle has been licensed by a competent authority for operation at the station and that the vehicle has entered the station (applicable to a bus station);

- instruct the driver to drive the vehicle to the designated location for passenger and goods drop-off; update information to the station management software as prescribed;

- instruct the driver to drive the vehicle to the designated stop location in accordance with regulations of the station.

What are responsibilities of station staffs and drivers before allowing a vehicle to exit the station in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 4 Article 6 of the Circular 12/2020/TT-BGTVT (amended by Clause 1 Article 1 of the Circular 17/2022/TT-BGTVT) stipulating responsibilities of station staffs and drivers before allowing a vehicle to exit the station in Vietnam:

Detailed regulations on development and implementation of the traffic safety procedure applied to bus stations and goods station

Bus stations and goods stations shall develop and sufficiently implement the traffic safety procedures following the steps below:

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4. Perform tasks to allow a vehicle to exit the station.

Before allowing the exit, the station staff and driver shall perform the following tasks:

a) Regarding a bus station: Determine the total number of tickets sold (except for the case the transport business sells ticket itself), the driver shall pay for services (except for the payment made under the service provision contract between the transport business and the station operator). He/she and station staff shall sign and transfer documents in accordance with regulations. Check information specified in the transport order and provide signature;

b) Regarding a goods station: Determine the weight of goods and types of goods already loaded on the vehicle, the driver shall pay for services (except for the payment made under the service provision contract between the transport business and the station operator). He/she and station staff shall sign and transfer documents in accordance with regulations. Check information specified in the transport certificate and provide signature;

c) The station staff shall record and confirm the driver’s completion of all procedures required for exit from a station. Update information to the station management software upon the vehicle’s exit in accordance with regulations; make a list of cases of refusal to allow exit of the vehicle from the station, and update traffic safety at the station.

d) Allow the vehicle to exit the station according to its running time published by the rout management authority.

As regulated above, station staffs and drivers are responsible for following tasks before allowing a vehicle to exit the station in Vietnam:

- Determine the total number of tickets sold (except for the case the transport business sells ticket itself), the driver shall pay for services (except for the payment made under the service provision contract between the transport business and the station operator). He/she and station staff shall sign and transfer documents in accordance with regulations. Check information specified in the transport order and provide signature;

- The station staff shall record and confirm the driver’s completion of all procedures required for exit from a station. Update information to the station management software upon the vehicle’s exit in accordance with regulations; make a list of cases of refusal to allow exit of the vehicle from the station, and update traffic safety at the station.

- Allow the vehicle to exit the station according to its running time published by the rout management authority.