Vietnam: Toll collectors must publicly inform and openly post when the toll collection begins

Specifically, according to Clause 3 Article 5 of the Circular No. 15/2020/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, toll collectors must:

- Publicly inform 5 days prior to initial date of road user charge collection and openly post at toll plazas when road user charge collection is commenced following information: initial date of road user charge collection, location of toll plazas, collection technology, collection method, whom do road user charges apply to, whom do road user charges not apply to or apply to at a reduced prices. 

- In case of any changes to the toll amount, collection technology, collection method or who road user charges apply to, toll collectors must publicly inform and post in the same manner as when toll collection is bound to occur 30 days prior. Form of public notification includes uploading on local and central mass media and submitting to the Vietnam Automobile Transportation Association.

- During toll collection period, toll collectors must publicize following information on variable message signs installed in the vicinity of toll plaza operation centers: project name, project value (in case of projects that have not been settled, publicize total investment), total period of road user charge collection, initial date of collection, remaining period of collection, revenue of the previous month of the toll plazas (revenues must be updated no later than the 10th of the following month), and phone number for feedback.

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

Thuy Tram

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