Is it permissible to operate automobiles of which transport business signage in Vietnam has been revoked?
Is it permissible to operate automobiles of which transport business signage in Vietnam has been revoked? - Mr. Viet (HCMC)
Is it permissible to operate automobiles of which transport business signage in Vietnam has been revoked?
Pursuant to Clause 12 Article 22 of the Decree 10/2020/NĐ-CP stipulating case of revocation of transport business signage in Vietnam as follows:
Regulations on management, issuance, reissuance and revocation of signage
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12. For transport businesses:
a) After receiving a signage revocation decision, the transport business shall return the signage to the relevant Department of Transport.
b) The transport business shall not operate an automobile commercially during the suspension period of its auto transport business license or the automobile’s signage or after the revocation of the signage imposed by a competent authority.
13. Data extracted from the system for processing and use of data from automobile trackers of Directorate for Roads of Vietnam shall be used to detect violations only once.
14. Minister of Transport shall stipulate signage specimens and provide guidelines for implementation.
As regulations above, it is permissible to operate automobiles of which transport business signage in Vietnam has been revoked. However, the transport business shall not operate an automobile commercially after the revocation of the signage imposed by a competent authority.
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What is the validity period of transport business signage in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 22 of the Decree 10/2020/NĐ-CP stipulating the validity period of transport business signage in Vietnam as follows:
Regulations on management, issuance, reissuance and revocation of signage
1. Auto businesses granted the business license shall be issued with the automobile signage suitable to the licensed business type and according to the following regulations:
a) At one point in time, an automobile shall be issued with and shall use only one type of signage corresponding to a single transport business;
b) Automobiles issued with the “XE CÔNG-TEN-NƠ” ("TRACTOR TRUCK”) signage may transport containers and other cargo. Automobiles issued with the “XE TẢI” (“TRUCK”) or “XE ĐẦU KÉO” (“TRACTOR UNIT”) signage may not transport containers.
c) Departments of Transport of the provinces where the ends of each fixed route are respectively located have the power to issue the shuttle bus signage to fixed route operators.
2. Validity period of signage
a) Signage granted to a commercial automobile or shuttle bus is valid for 07 years or for a period requested by the auto transport business (between 1-7 years) given that the automobile or bus has not exceeded its service life;
b) For the “XE TUYẾN CỐ ĐỊNH” (“FIXED-ROUTE AUTOMOBILE”) signage granted to automobiles running extra services, the signage is valid for 30 days for the automobiles running on Lunar New Year and for 10 days for those running at the time of the national high school graduation examination.
As regulations above, signage granted to a commercial automobile or shuttle bus is valid for 07 years or for a period requested by the auto transport business (between 1-7 years) given that the automobile or bus has not exceeded its service life.
For the “XE TUYẾN CỐ ĐỊNH” (“FIXED-ROUTE AUTOMOBILE”) signage granted to automobiles running extra services, the signage is valid for 30 days for the automobiles running on Lunar New Year and for 10 days for those running at the time of the national high school graduation examination.
What are cases of revocation of signage granted to automobiles of a transport business in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 10 Article 22 of the Decree 10/2020/NĐ-CP stipulating 03 cases in which signage granted to automobiles of a transport business will be revoked:
Case 1: When the auto transport business license of the transport business is revoked by a competent authority, all signage granted to its automobiles will be revoked;
Case 2: When an automobile is detected to have violated against regulations on speed limit at least 05 times per 1000 km based on data from its tracker (excluding speeding of less than 05 km/h), its signage will be revoked;
Case 3: When a fixed route operator does not operate a route it applied for 60 consecutive days, all signage granted to automobiles running the route will be revoked.
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