Vietnam: Fines for common offences on license plates according to Decree No. 100/2019/NĐ-CP

Subject

Violation

Fine

Legal basis

Operators of cars and car-like vehicles (including the trailers or semi-trailers being towed)

- Operating a vehicle without an adequate quantity of license plates, or the license plates are installed at wrong positions; 

- The letters and numbers on which are not clear; 

- With a license plate that is bent, blocked, or damaged; 

- Painting and altering additional letters and numbers or changing color of letters, numbers and background of the license plates (including trailers and semi-trailers).

VND 800.000 - VND 1.000.000 

Point c Clause 3 Article 16 of the Decree No. 100/2019/NĐ-CP

Operating a vehicle without a license plate (if license plate is required for respective vehicle)

VND 2.000.000 - VND 3.000.000 

Point b Clause 4 Article 16 of the Decree No. 100/2019/NĐ-CP

Operating a vehicle whose license plate is not consistent with the certificate of registration, or whose a license plate is not issued by a competent authority (including trailers and semi-trailers)

Note: In addition to being imposed a fine, this violation may lead to confiscation of the Certificate of technical and environmental safety or stamp of technical and environmental safety, the Certificate of vehicle registration, or the license plate that is not issued by a competent authority; suspension of the driving license from 1 month to 3 months.

VND 4.000.000 - VND 6.000.000 

Point d Clause 5 Article 16 of the Decree No. 100/2019/NĐ-CP

Operators of mopeds and motorcycles (including electric motorcycles) and the like

- Operating the vehicle without a horn, plate lamp, brake lamp, or a mirror on the left, or without a functional one;

- Operating a vehicle with an inappropriate license plate; the letters and numbers on the license plate are not clear; a license plate that is bent, blocked, or damaged; painting and altering additional letters and numbers or changing color of letters, numbers and background of the license plates (including trailers and semi-trailers)

VND 100.000 - VND 200.000

Clause 1 

Article 17 of the Decree No. 100/2019/NĐ-CP

Operating a vehicle without a license plate (if required); or the license plate of which is not consistent with the Certificate of vehicle registration or not issued by a competent authority

Note: In addition to being imposed a fine, this violation may lead to confiscation of certificates of vehicle registration and license plates unsatisfactory to regulations and law or erased.

VND 300.000 - VND 400.000

Point c Clause 2 Article 17 of the Decree No. 100/2019/NĐ-CP

Operators of non-motorized vehicles

Operating a vehicle without registration or without a license plate (if required)

VND 100.000 - VND 200.000 

Clause 1 

Article 18 of the 

Decree No. 100/2019/NĐ-CP

Operators of tractors (including towed trailers) and heavy-duty vehicles

Operating a vehicle with a license plate installed in inappropriate position; the letters and numbers on the license plate are not clear; a license plate that is bent, blocked, or damaged; painting and altering additional letters and numbers or changing color of letters, numbers and background of the license plates (including trailers and semi-trailers)

VND 300.000 - VND 400.000 

Point a Clause 1 Article 19 of the Decree No. 100/2019/NĐ-CP

Operating a vehicle without a license plate (if required); or the license plate of which is not consistent with the Certificate of vehicle registration or not issued by a competent authority (including trailers)

Note: In addition to being imposed a fine, this violation may lead to confiscation of the Certificate of technical and environmental safety or stamp of technical and environmental safety, the Certificate of vehicle registration.

VND 1.000.000 - VND 2.000.000 

Point dd 

Clause 2 

Article 19 of the

Decree No. 100/2019/NĐ-CP