Vietnam: Registration numbers and inscription of numbers on domestic watercraft

According to Article 6 of the Circular No. 75/2014/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, registration numbers and inscription of numbers on vehicles are specified as follows:

1. Vehicle registration numbers include two groups, words and numbers

- Word group: including alphabets as prescribed in Appendix II enclosed herewith.

- Number group: including 4 digits from 0001 all the way to 9999; any locality having more than 10,000 vehicles shall be permitted to use five-digit numbers after four-digit numbers are used up; Number groups are inscribed behind the alphabets as prescribed in Appendix II enclosed herewith.

2. Size of words and numbers inscribed on vehicles are regulated as follows:

- Minimum height: 200 mm;

- Minimum line width: 30 mm;

- Distance between words and numbers: 30 mm.

3. Color of words and numbers must be distinct from the background color.

4. Positions of registration numbers to be inscribed:

- Vehicle registration numbers must be inscribed at a place not hidden on the left side, right side and front of cabin of a vehicle;

- In case the vehicle has no cabin, inscription must be made at freeboard on two sides of the bow;

- In case the vehicle has no cabin and height of freeboard is not spacious enough for inscription of registration numbers as regulated, size of numbers can be reduced and placed at a position of best visibility;

- In case a vehicle has a carrying capacity of more than 12 persons, in addition to registration numbers, the number of persons permissible must be posted.

View more details at the Circular No. 75/2014/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from February 15, 2015.

Ty Na

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