What are penalties for using warning devices for emergency vehicles on non-emergency cars in Vietnam? How much is fine for using warning devices for emergency vehicles on non-emergency motorbikes in Vietnam?

What are penalties for using warning devices for emergency vehicles on non-emergency cars in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 4, Article 5 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP as amended and supplemented by Point dd, Clause 34, Article 2 of Decree 123/2021/ND-CP stipulating 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 a vehicle ineligible for free flow electronic toll collection (ETC) (for the vehicle that is not equipped with an e-tag or is equipped with an e-tag but has not enough balance in the ETC account to pay a toll on ETC lane) from entering lanes for free-flow ETC at toll booths;

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.

In addition, in Clause 11 Article 5 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP, amended and supplemented by Point c, Clause 34, Article 2 of Decree 123/2021/ND-CP stipulating that in addition to being fined, the vehicle driver who commits violations also The following additional penalties apply:

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 and 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 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;

Thus, according to current regulations in Vietnam, the act of using warning devices for emergency vehicles on non-emergency cars is fined from 04 million to 06 million dong. In addition, an additional sanction may be applied, which is the suspension of the right to use the driver's license from 02 months to 04 months if causing an accident.

How much is fine for using warning devices for emergency vehicles on non-emergency motorbikes in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 6 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP amended and supplemented by Point i, Clause 34, Article 2 of Decree 123/2021/ND-CP stipulating a fine ranging from VND 300,000 to VND 400,000 shall be imposed upon a vehicle operator who commits any of the following violations:

a) Stopping, parking on the roadway outside urban areas where sidewalks are available;

b) Failure to reduce speed and yield when joining the traffic from an alley or when moving from a small road to a major road;

c) Exceeding the speed limits by from 5 km/h to under 10 km/h;

dd) Going slowly without keeping to the right of the roadway in a manner that obstructs the traffic;

dd) Stopping, parking on the roadway in a manner that obstructs the traffic; stopping in groups of 03 vehicles or more on the roadway or in a road tunnel; parking on the roadway or on the sidewalk in urban areas against the law;

e) Failure to allow another vehicle to overtake when it is safe to do so; failure to yield to vehicles in the emergency lane or on the major road at the intersection;

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

h) Stopping, parking on the tramway, at the bus stop, at an intersection, at a crosswalk; stopping where a “Cấm dừng xe và đỗ xe” (No stopping and parking) sign is erected, parking where a “Cấm đỗ xe” (No parking) sign or “Cấm dừng xe và đỗ xe” (No stopping and parking) sign is erected; breaking the rules on stopping and parking at intersection with the railway; stopping or parking within the railway safety perimeter, except for the violations specified in Point b Clause 2, Point b Clause 3 Article 49 of this Decree;

 

l) Carrying two people on a vehicle, unless a person being carried is a person who needs urgent medical care, a child under 14 years of age, or a criminal being escorted;

m) The vehicle is operated by the person from behind another person, unless such the latter is a child.

In addition, in Clause 10 of Article 6 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP amending and supplementing by Point a, Clause 34, Article 2 of Decree 123/2021/ND-CP stipulates that apart from incurring fines, the violating operator shall also incur the following additional penalties:

a) The violation(s) specified in Point g Clause 2 of this Article shall lead to confiscation of the warning device(s) installed illegally;

b) The violation(s) specified in Points b, e and i Clause 3; Points e, g and h Clause 4; 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 a Clause 6; Points a and b Clause 7; Points a, b, c and d Clause 8 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 2 months to 4 months; repetition or multiple violations of offence(s) specified in Points a, b, c and d Claus 8 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 3 months to 5 months and confiscation of vehicle. Committing violation(s) specified in Points a, g, h, k, l, m and q of Clause 1; Points b, d, e, g, l and m of Clause 2; Points b, c, k and m of Clause 3; Points dd, e, g and h of Clause 4 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 Point b Clause 6; Point dd Clause 8; Clause 9 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 3 months to 5 months;

dd) 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;

e) The violation(s) specified in Point c Clause 7 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 16 months to 18 months;

g) The violation(s) specified in Points e, g, h and i Clause 8 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 22 months to 24 months;

According to this Article, those who perform the act of using warning devices for emergency vehicles on motorbikes will be fined from 300,000 VND to 400,000 VND. In addition, violators also have their warning devices confiscated.

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