Hanoi-Vietnam: Shall the owner of an automobile whose inspection is expired pay road use fees?

Regarding this matter, the Vietnam Register, Ministry of Transport responds as follows:

Clause 2, Article 1 of Circular 293/2016/TT-BTC dated November 15, 2016, of the Ministry of Finance stipulates:

“2. The automobiles defined in Section 1 of this Article shall not incur the road use fee when:

a) Being damaged by an accident or natural disaster.

b) Being seized or stripped of a certificate of vehicle registration or number plate.

c) Being rendered inoperative by a serious accident and requiring repair for at least 30 days.

d) Being commercial transport vehicles of cooperatives and transport companies, which cease operating in at least 30 consecutive days.

dd) Neither entering the traffic flow nor employing the roadways in the road transport system but operating within the land area under the management of relevant companies or cooperatives; for example, in a station, port, mine, agricultural or forestry zone; and automobiles used by driver training centers for examination.

e) Being registered and inspected in Vietnam but operating abroad in 30 consecutive days or more.

g) Being stolen for a minimum period of 30 days.”

At Point a6, Sub-point a, Clause 1, Article 6 of Circular 293/2016/TT-BTC dated November 15, 2016, of the Ministry of Finance stipulates:

“The road use fee on a seized vehicle sold by a bank or auction organization shall be charged from the date of vehicle inspection for operation. If the fee on the vehicle seized and sold has been paid after the re-inspection for operation, its owner shall pay the fee for a duration that succeeds the paid duration of the previous interval.”

Based on the above regulations, Mr. Ta Hiep is requested to contact the property auctioning agency to determine that if the vehicle in question was confiscated and then auctioned, the vehicle owner is only liable for road use fees from the time of inspection for circulation and not subject to backdated fee collection. If the vehicle in question is not one that was confiscated and subsequently auctioned, Mr. Hiep should negotiate with the previous vehicle owner regarding the obligation to pay backdated road use fees.

Source: The Government of Vietnam e-newspaper

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