Starting from August 01, 2020, there have been significant changes in vehicle registration in Vietnam. Below are 06 important new points regarding vehicle registration that everyone should know.
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1. The vehicle used for transport business will have the license plate with yellow background
Specifically, according to Article 11 of Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BCA of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam on procedures for issuance and revocation of vehicle registration and license plates of road motor vehicles:
Subject matters of replacement and re-issuance of license plate: The license plate is blurry, broken, or lost; or the vehicle owner wishes to the replace 3-digit or 4-digit license plate number to 5-digit license plate number; the vehicle used for transport business registered for change from license plate with white background, black letters and numbers to license plate with yellow background, black letters and numbers.
Concurrently, according to Point dd Clause 6 Article 25 of Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BCA on the license plate of domestic organizations and individuals, the license plate has the white background, black letters and numbers, and a series of 20 successive letters, such as: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, N, P, S, T, U, V, X, Y, Z issued to vehicles used in transport business.
Note: According to Clause 2 Article 26 of Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BCA, vehicles operating in transport business before the effective date of this Circular shall change to license plates with yellow background, black letters and numbers before December 31, 2021.
Moreover, according to Clause 3 Article 11 of Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BCA, replacement and re-issuance of the license plate are also prescribed as follows:
- Vehicle registration declaration, the owner’s legal documentation according to Articles 7 and 9 of this Circular;
- Certificate of license plate.
Regarding a refurbished vehicle which changes engine subassembly or chassis subassembly, additional documents below are required: Proof of payment of registration fee as regulated, title transfer documentation (in case of change of engine or chassis) as regulated, the origin documentation of engine subassembly or chassis subassembly.
2. Extend the validity period of the certificate of temporary vehicle registration
According to Clause 1 Article 14 of Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BCA, the certificate of temporary vehicle registration is valid within 30 days. This regulation has extended the validity period of the certificate of temporary vehicle registration to 15 days (compared to the previous provision in Article 18 of Circular No. 15/2014/TT-BCA of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, which stated that this certificate was only valid for 15 days, effective until August 01, 2020).
It is important to note that temporarily registered vehicles shall be allowed to operate within an expiry date, and on the roads and at the areas that shall be clearly defined in the certificate of temporary vehicle registration.
3. License plate and registration of the vehicle shall be surrendered when selling a vehicle to someone in a different province
According to Clause 3 Article 6 of Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BCA, within 7 days, from the date of documenting the vehicle title transfer from an entity to another entity in different province or central-affiliated city (hereinafter referred to as inter-provincial title transfer), the vehicle owner shall, in person or authorize another entity to, submit an application form for vehicle registration and the license plate to the competent vehicle registry.
Within 7 days, from the date of documenting the vehicle title transfer from an entity to another entity in the same province or central-affiliated city (hereinafter referred to as intra-provincial title transfer), the vehicle owner shall, in person or authorize another entity to, submit an application form for vehicle registration to the competent vehicle registry; if the entity as a buyer, receiver or heir of that vehicle carries out the procedures for vehicle title transfer immediately, the revocation of the vehicle registration certificate is not required.
4. Supplement 4 cases of revocation of vehicle registration and license plate
Specifically, according to Article 15 of Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BCA, the certificate of vehicle registration and license plate shall be revoked in the event of:
1. Any vehicle that is out of order, unusable and damaged due to objective reasons.
2. Vehicles that are disassembled to use their engine and chassis as spare parts for other vehicles.
3. Temporarily imported vehicles of foreign agencies, organizations and individuals for the purpose of re-exportation and transfer in Vietnam.
4. Vehicles that are exempted from the import duty and are currently transferred to serve other purposes.
5. Vehicles that are registered at special economic and commercial zones or international border gate economic zones as promulgated by the Government when they are re-exported and transferred into Vietnam.
6. Vehicles that have been lost, stolen or illegally possessed and the legal owner asking for the revocation of their vehicle registration certificate.
7. End-of-life vehicles; vehicles that are unroadworthy as stipulated by laws; any vehicle of which both or either of the engine number and chassis number are/is falsified according to the conclusion of a competent authority.
8. Any vehicle which has been registered but its license plate does not conform to this Circular.
9. Vehicles undergoing title transfer.
10. Any military vehicle which no longer needs issuance of a civil license plate.
11. Any vehicle which has been registered but the application thereof was falsified or the license plate has been issued against the law.
In comparison with Article 21 of Circular No. 15/2014/TT-BCA, which expired from August 01, 2020, this regulation fully inherits the 7 previously stipulated cases and additionally introduces 4 completely new cases. Specifically, these include vehicles that have been registered but have incorrect license plates, vehicles that are subject to ownership transfer, military vehicles that no longer require civilian license plates, and vehicles that have been registered but have discovered fake documents or have been issued license plates that do not comply with regulations.
5. Transferring ownership when buying and selling a vehicle with various previous owners without any documentation
According to Article 19 of Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BCA, solutions to registering the title transfer for vehicles that have transfer their legal ownership to various persons are specified as follows:
Title transfer procedures and documentation: The person using the vehicle is going to the vehicle registration management agency to carry out the procedure for title transfer and present documentation as prescribed in Article 9 of this Circular, clearly stating the process of legal sale and delivery of vehicles, commit the origin of the vehicle and submit the following documents:
- The certificate of vehicle registration and license plate specified in Clause 3 Article 6 of this Circular;
- A proven documentation of the title transfer of the person whose name is put in the vehicle registration certificate, and a proven documentation of the title transfer of the person who is the end-seller (if any).
Title transfer procedures and documentation: The vehicle user shall come to the vehicle registry of the residence: present the documentation prescribed in Article 9 of this Circular and submit the following documents:
- The declaration of vehicle registration (form 01);
- A proof of vehicle registration fee according to statutory regulations;
- The certificate of revocation of vehicle registration and license plate (for inter-provincial title transfer for automobile, or title transfer for motorbike within the same vehicle registry).
Note: Responsibilities held by a vehicle user: go to the vehicle registry in person to carry out the title transfer procedures; make declaration to take legal responsibility for the origin of the vehicle, the process of sale and delivery of the vehicle; declare and pay the registration fee as per the law.
Concurrently, according to Clause 3 Article 26 of Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BCA, vehicles that have transferred their title to more than one person but lack or have no title transfer documentation shall be registered and transferred under Article 19 of this Circular until December 31, 2021.
6. Using a student ID card is not permitted for vehicle registration
According to Clause 1 Article 9 of Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BCA, documents of the legal owner being a Vietnamese include:
- Identity Card;
- Citizen Identification Card;
- Household Registration Book.
If the legal owner is a member of armed forces' personnel, one of these documents must be submitted: people’s police or military identity card or document certified by the head of working agency/unit of regiment or higher, division of police office of district or higher (in the absence of identity card of the armed forces' personnel).
This completely eliminates the provision stated in Point c Clause 1 Article 9 of Circular No. 15/2014/TT-BCA (which expired on August 1, 2020), which no longer recognizes Learner’s and student’s card of those who are attending the continuous full-time training at vocational schools, colleges, universities and institutes for a period of more than 2 years, the recommendation letter to be considered valid documents for vehicle owners.
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