Management of toll tickets in Vietnam from January 1, 2025

Management of toll tickets in Vietnam from January 1, 2025​ (Image from the internet)

On November 13, 2024, the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam issued Circular 32/2024/TT-BGTVT stipulating the management of service prices for road use in road construction investment projects for business, under central management.

Management of toll tickets in Vietnam from January 1, 2025

Management of toll tickets is specified in Article 7 of Circular 32/2024/TT-BGTVT as follows:

- The printing, issuance, management, use, and refund (if any) of tickets are carried out according to the regulations of the law on the management of sales invoices and provision of services.

- Toll tickets serve as both control documents when vehicles pass through road toll stations and as payment documents according to regulations on the management of sales invoices and provision of services. Single-stop toll tickets issued to a specific road toll station are only valid at that station. Electronic non-stop toll tickets are issued in accordance with the regulations on collecting tolls in a non-stop electronic manner.

- Toll tickets are sold according to vehicles corresponding to the denomination indicated on the ticket. Monthly and quarterly tickets must clearly show the validity period and vehicle license plate number. Monthly and quarterly tickets must be used at the correct station and within the validity period indicated on the ticket. In case of a vehicle license plate change and after information has been adjusted with the collection unit, the monthly and quarterly tickets can continue to be used until they expire.

When purchasing monthly or quarterly tickets for the first time, or when there are changes to technical specifications on the Technical Safety and Environmental Protection Inspection Certificate, the buyer must present the Certificate issued by the registration authority (either the original or a certified copy, or an authenticated electronic copy from the original or issued from the main ledger) to purchase tickets at the price corresponding to the vehicle type as specified.

- In cases where the toll station stops collection or temporarily suspends collection for an indefinite period, the collection unit shall refund the money for monthly and quarterly tickets to the vehicle owner. The refund amount is calculated as the fee divided by 30 days (for monthly tickets) or by 90 days (for quarterly tickets) multiplied by the number of valid days remaining from the suspension date.

- In case of a disaster, epidemic, natural disaster, or other force majeure events causing toll stations to temporarily suspend collection for a specific period at the request of the competent authority, the collection unit shall extend the validity of monthly and quarterly tickets based on the principle of the number of extension days equaling the days of collection suspension, ensuring it does not exceed the number of valid days remaining from the start of suspension.

Subjects and vehicle owners required to pay tolls in Vietnam from January 1, 2025

Subjects and vehicle owners required to pay tolls are stipulated as follows:

- The subjects required to pay tolls are road vehicles passing through toll stations of road construction investment projects for business purposes under central management (hereinafter referred to as vehicles).

- Organizations, individuals owning, using, or managing vehicles (hereinafter referred to as vehicle owners) falling under the group of those required to pay tolls mentioned above must pay the tolls, except for cases exempted from tolls as stipulated in Article 3 of Circular 32/2024/TT-BGTVT.

(Article 2 of Circular 32/2024/TT-BGTVT)

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