Regulations on vehicles involved in fixed-route passenger transport in Vietnam in 2020

According to Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, vehicles involved in fixed-route passenger transport shall comply with the following provisions:

- Regulations set forth in Clause 4 Article 4 of Decree No. 10/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government shall be complied with.

- Information shall be posted as prescribed in Clause 4 Article 19 hereof.

- Quantity, quality and arrangement of seats/beds in vehicles shall conform to the design and shall be numbered from the front to the rear of vehicles in an ascending order.

- Vehicles shall be equipped with emergency tools and usable and unexpired fire extinguishers in accordance with regulations.

- Vehicles involved in fixed-route passenger transport must be issued with badges reading “XE TUYẾN CỐ ĐỊNH” (“FIXED-ROUTE VEHICLE”) using the design provided in the Appendix 4 hereto. The badge must be attached beneath the inspection stamp in the top right hand corner of the vehicle’s front windshield.

- Behind each seat or next to each bed, there must be a safety card including the following main contents: regulations on fastening of seat belts before the vehicle is put in motion and seat belt guide (if available); guidelines for placing luggage; “no smoking” sign; instructions for use of electric system on the vehicle (if any); instructions for use of fire extinguishers and emergency hammers and emergency escape route.

- At the same time, a vehicle is only allowed to register and operate on no more than 02 fixed routes, such routes may be successive (the arrival station of the previous route is the departure station of the next route).

Passenger transit vehicles shall comply with Clause 9 Article 3, Clause 5 Article 4, Clause 1 Article 12 and Point a Clause 2 Article 22 of Decree No. 10/2020/NĐ-CP; their service life shall be determined in accordance with regulations on service life of buses specified in the Government’s Decree 95/2009/ND-CP dated October 30, 2009.

Name and phone number of the enterprise or cooperative shall be posted on two outer sides or two doors of the vehicle. Minimum size: 20 cm in length and 20 cm in width. Badges shall be issued to passenger transit vehicles according to the Appendix 5 hereof.

View more details at Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from July 15, 2020.

Thu Ba

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