Is it permissible to carry bulky luggages on buses in Vietnam?

Is it permissible to carry bulky luggages on buses in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 37 of the Circular 12/2020/TT-BGTVT stipulating rights and responsibilities of passengers on buses as follows:

1. Be entitled to carry luggage whose weight and dimensions must not exceed 10 kg and 30x40x60 cm respectively.

2. Comply with trip rules and instructions given by drivers and attendants.

3. Be entitled to request attendants to sell the exact type of ticket; keep the ticket during the trip and present it to competent persons upon request.

4. Be entitled to make complaints or report violations against regulations on transport management committed by a transport business, driver or attendant and claim compensation for any damage (if any).

5. Exercise other rights and responsibilities in accordance with regulations of law.

As regulations above, you are only allowed to carry luggage whose weight and dimensions must not exceed 10 kg and 30x40x60 cm respectively. If you carry overweigh luggages, the attendants have the right to refuse to serve you.

What are the fines for carrying bulky luggages on buses or failure to follow the instructions of the driver attendants in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 32 of the Decree 100/2019/NĐ-CP stipulating penalties imposed passengers violating traffic rules as follows:

1. A fine ranging from VND 50,000 to VND 100,000 shall be imposed for:

a) Failure to follow the instructions on road safety of the driver and attendants;

b) Disturb the order on the vehicle.

2. A fine ranging from VND 300,000 to VND 400,000 shall be imposed for:

a) Bringing hazardous, flammable explosive chemicals, dangerous goods, or prohibited goods to the vehicle;

b) Hanging from the vehicle; standing, sitting, lying on the hood, roof, or luggage trunk; opening vehicle doors or committing other unsafe acts while the vehicle is running.

3. A fine ranging from VND 2,000,000 to VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed for threatening and harming health of other passengers, drivers and attendants on vehicles.

4. Apart from incurring fines, the person that commits any of the violations specified in Point a Clause 2 of this Article shall have the hazardous, flammable explosive chemicals, dangerous goods, or prohibited goods that are brought on the passenger vehicle confiscated.

As regulations above, a fine ranging from VND 50,000 to VND 100,000 shall be imposed for carrying bulky luggages on buses or failure to follow the instructions of the driver attendants in Vietnam.

What are rights and responsibilities of drivers and attendants on buses in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 36 of the Circular 12/2020/TT-BGTVT stipulating rights and responsibilities of drivers and attendants on buses in Vietnam 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. Correctly follow the approved running timetable and schedule.

4. Provide information about route itinerary and bus stops on routes at the request of passengers; instruct and assist passengers (especially passengers with a disability, pregnant women, the elderly and children) to get on and get off buses; remain polite to passengers.

5. Be entitled to refuse to transport passengers who pose threats to order, safety and security on buses or who are suffering from a dangerous disease; be entitled to refuse to transport banned, flammable or explosive goods, live animals and dirty food or luggage whose weight and dimensions exceeds the permissible limits specified in Clause 1 Article 37 hereof.

6. Have the responsibility to refuse to operate a bus if it is found that the bus is not conformable to the safety conditions or fails to be fitted with a tracking device or camera (for the bus required to be fitted with a camera) or the tracking device or camera is out of order.

7. Keep buses 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.

8. 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.

Above are rights and responsibilities of drivers and attendants on buses in Vietnam.

Best regards!