How many points are deducted from a driver license for alcohol concentration violations for automobiles in 2025 in Vietnam?
How many points are deducted from a driver license for alcohol concentration violations for automobiles in 2025 in Vietnam?
Based on Point c, Clause 6; Point a, Clause 9; Point a, Clause 11; Points b and d, Clause 16 of Article 6 of Decree 168/2024/ND-CP stipulating penalties, point deduction on driver licenses for operators of cars, four-wheeled motor vehicles, four-wheeled cargo vehicles, and similar vehicles that violate road traffic rules:
Article 6. Penalties and Point Deduction on driver licenses for Operators of Cars, Four-Wheeled Motor Vehicles, Four-Wheeled Cargo Vehicles, and Similar Vehicles that Violate Road Traffic Rules
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- A fine from VND 6,000,000 to VND 8,000,000 is imposed on the operator conducting one of the following violations:
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c) Operating a vehicle on the road with alcohol concentration in the blood or breath but not exceeding 50 milligrams/100 milliliters of blood or not exceeding 0.25 milligrams/1 liter of breath;
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- A fine from VND 18,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 is imposed on the operator conducting one of the following violations:
a) Operating a vehicle on the road with alcohol concentration in the blood or breath exceeding 50 milligrams up to 80 milligrams/100 milliliters of blood or exceeding 0.25 milligrams up to 0.4 milligrams/1 liter of breath;
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- A fine from VND 30,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 is imposed on the operator conducting one of the following violations:
a) Operating a vehicle on the road with alcohol concentration in the blood or breath exceeding 80 milligrams/100 milliliters of blood or exceeding 0.4 milligrams/1 liter of breath;
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- In addition to fines, the operator conducting a violation is subjected to the following additional penalties:
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c) Conducting violations specified at Point a, Point b, Point c, Point d of Clause 11; Clauses 13; Clause 14 of this Article results in revocation of the driver license from 22 months to 24 months.
- In addition to the applied penalty forms, the operator conducting a violation is subjected to point deduction from the driver license as follows:
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b) Conducting violations specified at Point h of Clause 5; Clause 6; Point b of Clause 7; Points b, c, d of Clause 9 of this Article results in a 4-point deduction from the driver license;
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d) Conducting violations specified at Point a of Clause 9, Clause 10, Point đ of Clause 11 of this Article results in a 10-point deduction from the driver license.
For alcohol concentration violations, points are deducted from the driver license as follows:
- Deduction of 4 license points: Alcohol concentration in blood or breath but not exceeding 50 milligrams/100 milliliters of blood or not exceeding 0.25 milligrams/1 liter of breath.
- Deduction of 10 license points: Alcohol concentration in blood or breath exceeding 50 milligrams up to 80 milligrams/100 milliliters of blood or exceeding 0.25 milligrams up to 0.4 milligrams/1 liter of breath.
How many points are deducted from a driver license for alcohol concentration violations for automobiles in 2025 in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
When are points on a driver license in vietnam restored?
Based on Article 58 of the Road Traffic Order and Safety Law 2024 stipulating driver license points:
Article 58. Driver license points
- Driver license points are used to manage the compliance with road traffic order and safety laws by drivers on the database system, including 12 points. The number of points deducted for each violation depends on the nature and severity of the law violation related to road traffic order and safety. The data on deducted points of the violator’s driver license is updated into the database system immediately after the penalty decision becomes effective and notified to the person whose driver license points have been deducted.
- If the driver license has not lost all points and no points are deducted within 12 months from the most recent point deduction date, the full 12 points are restored.
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The driver license points are restored if it has not lost all points and no points are deducted within 12 months from the most recent point deduction date, restoring the full 12 points.
Which types of driver licenses are permanent from January 1, 2025 in Vietnam?
Based on Clause 5 of Article 57 of the Road Traffic Order and Safety Law 2024 stipulating driver licenses:
Article 57. Driver licenses
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- The duration of the driver license is regulated as follows:
a) Driver licenses of categories A1, A, B1 are permanent;
b) Driver licenses of category B and category C1 have a validity of 10 years from the date of issuance;
c) Driver licenses of categories C, D1, D2, D, BE, C1E, CE, D1E, D2E, and DE have a validity of 5 years from the date of issuance.
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According to the above regulations, the types of driver licenses that are permanent include:
- Category A1: Issued to operators of two-wheeled motorcycles with a cylinder capacity up to 125 cc or an electric engine power up to 11 kW
- Category A: Issued to operators of two-wheeled motorcycles with a cylinder capacity over 125 cc or an electric engine power over 11 kW and vehicles regulated for A1 license
- Category B1: Issued to operators of three-wheeled motorcycles and vehicles regulated for A1 license
