How much is the fine for going in the wrong lane in Vietnam? What are regulations on the use of lanes in Vietnam?

How much is the fine for operators of motorcycles who go in the wrong lane in Vietnam?

At point g clause 3, point b clause 7, point c clause 10, Article 6 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP stipulates lane violation as follows:

Penalties imposed upon operators of mopeds and motorcycles (including electric motorcycles) and the like violating road traffic rules

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3. A fine ranging from VND 400,000 to VND 600,000 shall be imposed upon a vehicle operator who commits any of the following violations:

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g) Failure to keep the vehicle to the right; going in the wrong lane; crossing the median strip; going on a sidewalk unless for entering a house;

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7. A fine ranging from VND 4,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed upon a vehicle operator who commits any of the following violations:

a) Exceeding the speed limits by more than 20 km/h;

b) Failure to observe, operating the vehicle exceeding speed limit thus causing accidents; entering a freeway, stopping, parking, making a u-turn, backing, avoiding, overtaking, changing direction or changing lanes against regulations and law causing accidents; failure to operate in correct sections, lanes, failure to maintain safety distance between 2 vehicles as per the law thus causing accidents or entering roads erected with signs prohibiting entry of operated vehicles, going against traffic direction on one-way roads or on roads erected with “Cấm đi ngược chiều” (No entry) signs causing accidents, except for violations specified in Point d Clause 8 of this Article;

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

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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;

Therefore, the lane violation for motorcycles is fined from 400,000 to 600,000 VND.

In cases of going in the wrong lane, part of the road causing traffic accidents, the fine is from 4,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND and the driver's license is revoked for 02 - 04 months.

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How much is the fine for operators of cars who go in the wrong lane in Vietnam?

At point dd, clause 5, point b at Clause 10 Article 5 Decree 100/2019/ND-CP amended by point c point d point dd at Clause 34 Article 2 Decree 123/2021/ND-CP provides for violations of going in the wrong lane for cars as follows:

Penalties imposed upon operators of cars and car-like vehicles violating traffic rules

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5. A fine ranging from VND 4,000,000 to VND 6,000,000 shall be imposed upon a vehicle operator who commits any of the following violations:

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dd) Failure to keep the vehicle to the right; going in the wrong lane (along or against traffic direction) except for cases specified in Point c Clause 4 of this Article; crossing the median strip; going on a sidewalk unless for entering a house;

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7. A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 12,000,000 shall be imposed upon a vehicle operator who commits any of the following violations:

a) Failure to observe, operating the vehicle exceeding speed limit thus causing accidents; stopping, parking, making a u-turn, backing, avoiding, overtaking, changing direction or changing lanes against regulations and law causing accidents; failure to operate in correct sections, lanes, failure to maintain safety distance between 2 vehicles as per the law thus causing accidents or entering roads erected with signs prohibiting entry of operated vehicles, going against traffic direction on one-way roads or on roads erected with “Cấm đi ngược chiều” (No entry) signs causing accidents, except for violations specified in Point a Clause 8 of this Article;

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

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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;

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The fine for going in the wrong lane for cars is from 4,000,000 VND to 6,000,000 VND and the driver's license will be suspended for 1 to 3 months, except for cases where the vehicle enters a toll lane using electronic toll collection without stopping at toll booths.

If a car goes in the wrong lane and causes a traffic accident, the fine is from 10,000,000 VND to 12,000,000 VND and the driver's license will be suspended for 2 to 4 months.

What are regulations on the use of lanes in Vietnam?

The use of lanes is regulated as follows according to Article 13 of the 2008 Road Traffic Law:

- On a road with many lanes in the same direction of traffic, distinguished from one another by the lane-dividing markings, operators shall keep their vehicles on one lane and may only change lanes at places where it is so permitted; when changing lane, they shall give signals indicating their intention and ensure safety.

- On a one-way road with a lane-dividing marking, rudimentary vehicles shall keep to the right lane close to the edge of the road while motor vehicles and special-use vehicles move on the left lane.

- Vehicles moving on the road at a lower speed shall keep to the right.

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