Is there any fine for having a broken stop lamp on cars in Vietnam?

Is there any fine for having a broken stop lamp on cars in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1.d Article 53 of the Law on Road Traffic in 2008, automobiles of proper types allowed to join in road traffic must satisfy the following quality, technical safety and environmental protection criteria:

d/ Being fully equipped with driving and passing lamps, registration plate lamp, stop lamp and signal lamps;

Pursuant to Clause 2 and 9.a, Article 16 of the Decree 100/2019/NĐ-CP (amended by Clause 9 Article 2 of the Decree 123/2021/NĐ-CP) stipulating penalties imposed upon by operators of cars and car-like vehicles (including the trailers or semi-trailers being towed) violating regulations on roadworthiness of vehicles as follows:

2. A fine ranging from VND 300,000 to VND 400,000 shall be imposed for any of the following offences:

a) Operating a vehicle without adequate and functional headlamps, plate lamp, brake lamps, turn signals, windshield wipers, rear-view mirrors, safety belts, emergency equipment, fire fighting equipment, pressure meter, and speedometer (for vehicles required to have them), except for the offences specified in point m clause 3 Article 23 and point q clause 4 Article 28 of this Decree;

b) Operating a vehicle without a horn or without a functional one;

c) Operating a vehicle without a sound or smoke suppression device or a functional one or without one that meets environmental regulations on emissions and noise.

9. Apart from the penalties, the violator is compelled to:

a) Install equipmentor replace equipment that meets technical safety standards or restore technical attributes of the equipment as prescribedif the offence specified in clause 1; clause 2; point b, point c clause 3; point c, point d clause 4; point b clause 5; point d clause 6 of this Article is committed;

As regulations above, a vehicle in Vietnam must be fully equipped with stop lamps.

A fine ranging from VND 300,000 to VND 400,000 shall be imposed for operating a vehicle without brake lamps. Therefore, the traffic police imposing the fine was in accordance with the law. In addition, you shall be made to replace your brake lamps.

What are the fines imposed on operators of motorbikes for failure to have a broken stop lamp in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 17 of the Decree 100/2019/NĐ-CP (amended by Clause 36.dd Article 2 of the Decree 123/2021/NĐ-CP) stipulating penalties imposed upon by operators of mopeds and motorcycles (including electric motorcycles) and the like violating regulations on roadworthiness of vehicles running on public roads as follows:

1. A fine ranging from VND 100,000 to VND 200,000 shall be imposed for:

a) Operating the vehicle without a horn, plate lamp, brake lamp, or a mirror on the left, or without a functional one;

c) Operating a vehicle without turn signals or without functional ones;

d) Using an inappropriate horn for the type of vehicle;

dd) Operating a vehicle without a sound or smoke suppression system or without one that meets environmental requirements with regard to exhaust and noise;

e) Operating a vehicle without a lamp with low beam and a high beam, or without a functional and conformable one;

g) Operating a vehicle without a brake system or without a functional and conformable one;

h) Operating a vehicle with an additional headlamp towards the back.

As regulations above, a fine ranging from VND 100,000 to VND 200,000 shall be imposed on operators of motorbikes for failure to have a broken stop lamp in Vietnam.

Do traffic police in Vietnam have competence to impose fine on vehicles without stop lamps?

Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 74 of the Decree 100/2019/NĐ-CP (amended by Clause 26.dd Article 2 of the Decree 123/2021/NĐ-CP) stipulating power to impose administrative penalties for road traffic offences and rail transport offences as follows:

2. Traffic policeman within assigned functions and tasks are entitled to impose penalties for violations specified in following Points, Clauses and Articles of this Decree as follows:

a) Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11;

b) Clause 1, Clause 2, Clause 3, Clause 4, Clause 5 (except Point a Clause 5), Clause 6 (except Point dd Clause 6), Clause 7 and Point a Clause 8 Article 12;

c) Clause 1; Points b, c and d Clause 2; Point b Clause 3; Point a Clause 4; Points b and c Clause 5 Article 13;

d) Clause 1, Clause 2, Point a Clause 3, Clause 4, Clause 5, Clause 6, Clause 7, Clause 8, Point a Clause 9 Article 15;

dd) Articles 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27;

e) Clause 1; clause 2; point a clause 3; points a, b, c, d, dd, e, p and q clause 4; clause 5; points d, dd, e, i, m, n, o, p and q clause 6; points a, b, h and i clause 7 of Article 28;

g) Article 29, Article 30, Article 31, Article 32, Article 33, Article 34, Article 35 (except for point b, point c clause 2; point a clause 3; point a clause 3; point b clause 4; clause 5 Article 35), Article 36;

h) Points a, b, c, d and e Clause 1; Point a Clause 2; Points a, b and c Clause 3; Point d Clause 4; Clause 8 Article 37;

i) Points b and c Clause 1; Clause 2; Clause 3; Clause 4 Article 40;

k) Articles 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 and 47;

l) Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Article 48;

m) Articles 49 and 50;

n) Clause 1; Clause 2; Clause 3; Points a, b and c Clause 4 Article 51;

o) Article 52; Clauses 1, 2 and 3 Article 53;

p) Points a and c Clause 1; Points a, b and c Clause 2; Clause 3; Clause 4 Article 54;

q) Articles 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 and 66;

r) Clause 2 Article 67;

s) Points a and b Clause 1; Points b, c, dd and e Clause 3 Article 71;

t) Articles 72 and 73.

As regulations above, traffic police in Vietnam have competence to impose fine on vehicles without stop lamps.

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