Can ETC vehicles pay an annual toll charged to road vehicles in Vietnam?

Can ETC vehicles pay an annual toll charged to road vehicles in Vietnam?

In Article 12 of Decision 19/2020/QD-TTg stipulating actions against exemption from monthly collection, quarterly collection, annual collection and other arising cases, according to which:

1. A vehicle exempt from toll as per the law, equipped with a transponder, when going through an ETC lane, will be automatically identified and allowed passage through the toll booth. Other vehicles exempt from toll shall use mixed-use lanes to go through toll booths.

2. Monthly, quarterly or annual collection

a) If a vehicle user wishes to pay monthly, quarterly or annual toll at one or certain ETC booth(s), the ETC provider shall deduct an amount equivalent to one-month toll, one-quarter toll or one-year toll from the ETC account at the time of registration.

b) When the vehicle that has registered monthly, quarterly, annual payment goes through such registered ETC booth, the ETC provider may not deduct any amount of money from the vehicle user’s ETC account. The road vehicle user shall both make monthly or quarterly payments to the registered ETC booth and maintain sufficient ETC account balance so as to go through other ETC booths.

Thus, you are the owner of the vehicle and you can pay the toll charged to road vehicles monthly, quarterly or annually, depending on your needs in Vietnam.

How much is fine for not paying the service fee when crossing the ETC lane in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 4, Clause 11, Article 5 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP as amended and supplemented by Clause 34, Article 2 of Decree 123/2021/ND-CP, has the following provisions:

4. A fine ranging from VND 2,000,000 to VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed upon a vehicle operator who commits any of the following violations:

a) Using a cell phone with hands while operating the vehicle on public roads;

b) Entering prohibited areas, roads erected with signs prohibiting entry of operated vehicles, except for violations specified in Point c Clause 5, Point a Clause 8 of this Article and emergency vehicles on missions;

c) Failure to stop vehicle ineligible for free-flow tolling from entering lanes for free-flow tolling at toll roads;

d) Stopping or parking on the left of one-way street or on the left (along direction of motion) of dual carriageway; on curve section of the road or near top of slopes where vision is obstructed; on bridges, under overpass, parallel with another parking or stopping vehicle, except for violations specified in point d clause 7 of this Article;

dd) Stopping, parking, making a u-turn against the rules and thus causing traffic congestion;

e) Using warning devices for emergency vehicles on a non-emergency vehicle;

g) Failure to take safety measures when the vehicle breaks down at an intersection with a railway;

h) Failure to yield overtaking vehicles provided safety conditions are satisfied;

i) Backing up or making a u-turn in road tunnels; stopping, parking or overtaking in road tunnels where such activities are not permitted.

11. Apart from incurring fines, the violating operator shall also incur the following additional penalties:

a) The violation(s) specified in Point e Clause 4 of this Article shall lead to confiscation of the warning device(s) installed illegally;

b) The violation(s) specified in Point dd Clause 2; Points h and i Clause 3; Clause 4; Points a, b, d, dd, g, i clause 5 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 1 month to 3 months;

c) The violation(s) specified in Point c Clause 5; Points a and b Clause 6; Clause 7 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 2 months to 4 months. Committing violation(s) specified in Points a, d, dd, e and g of Clause 1; Points b, d and g of Clause 2; Points b, g, h, m, n, r and s of Clause 3; Points a, c, e, g and h of Clause 4; Points a, b, e, g and h Clause 5 of this Article and causing accidents shall lead to suspension of driving license from 2 months to 4 months;

d) The violation(s) specified in Clause 9 of this Article or repetition of violation(s) specified in Point b Clause 7 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 3 months to 5 months;

dd) The violation(s) specified in Points a and b Clause 8 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 5 months to 7 months;

e) The violation(s) specified in Point c Clause 6 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 10 months to 12 months;

g) The violation(s) specified in Point c Clause 8 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 16 months to 18 months;

h) The violation(s) specified in Clause 10 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 22 months to 24 months;

According to this Article, when you drive a car through the ETC lane without enough service fees, you can be fined from 2,000,000 to 3,000,000. In addition, you are also deprived of the right to use the driving license from 01 month to 03 months in Vietnam.

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