What is the meaning of letters on license plate in Vietnam?

What is the meaning of letters on license plate in Vietnam? (Internet image)

1. Meaning of letters on license plate of domestic organizations and individuals in Vietnam

- The license plate has the blue background, white letters and numbers, and a series of 11 successive letters, such as: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, N, P, S, T, U, V, X, Y, Z, granted to the vehicles owned by

+ The Communist Party’s regulatory bodies;

+ The Office of the President and the National Assembly and other regulatory bodies of the National Assembly;

+ The Office of the National Assembly’s Delegation;

+ The People’s Council at all administrative levels;

+ The Central Directing Committees;

+ The People’s Public Security, Court, and Procuracy; ministries, ministerial bodies and the Government’s bodies;

+ The National Traffic Safety Committee;

+ The People’s Committee at all administrative levels and other professional bodies of the People’s Committee of a province and district;

+ The political and social organizations; (Vietnamese Fatherland Front, Vietnam Trade Union, Communist Youth Union of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Women's Union, Vietnam Veterans Association, Vietnam Farmers' Union);

+ The public sector entities, except a state-owned center of driving training and examination; the project management board with state administrative function;

- The license plate has the blue background, white letters and numbers along with the symbol “CD”, issued to dedicated vehicles of the People’s Public Security for the purpose of security;

- 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 owned by enterprises (including joint stock companies of police and military), the project management board of these enterprises, social and socio-vocational organizations, private sector entities, the public center of driving training and examination, and personal vehicles.

- The license plate has the yellow background, red letters and numbers with a symbol of a residential location where the vehicle is registered and two-letter abbreviation of special economic - commercial zones, issued to vehicles used at special economic - commercial or international border gate zones in accordance with the Government’s legal regulations;

- 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;

- Certain license plates inscribed with a particular series of signs:

+ “KT” is issued to vehicles of military enterprises, at the request of the Department of Vehicles affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense.

+ “LD” is issued to vehicles of foreign-invested companies, foreign rented vehicles and foreign selected bidders.

+ “DA” is issued to vehicles owned by the management board of foreign-invested projects.

+ “R” is issued to towed vehicles (trailers and semi-trailers).

+ “T” is issued to temporarily registered vehicles.

+ “MK” is issued to tractors.

+ “MĐ” is issued to electric-powered vehicles.

v“TĐ” is issued to motor vehicles that are manufactured, assembled, and enabled to be piloted by the Government.

+ “HC” is issued to automobiles operating in certain restricted areas.

Those that have the similar specifications to a single vehicle shall receive the registered license plate identical to the latter.

(Clause 6, Article 25 of Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA)

2. Meaning of letters on license plate of foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam

- Designed with a white background, black numbers and a red series of the symbols “NG”, which shall be issued to diplomatic missions, consular posts and foreign staff members who take possession of the diplomatic identity card at these entities.

In particular, the license plate of the Ambassador and Consular General shall be inscribed with the registered number “01” inclusive of a red dash crossing over in the middle of letters showing the nationality and registered numeric order (the license plate 01 is re-issued upon registration of new vehicle);

- Designed with a white background, black numbers and a red series of the symbols “QT”, which shall be issued to representative offices of international organizations and foreign staff members who take possession of the diplomatic identity card at these entities.

In particular, the license plate of heads of representative offices of United Nations’ organizations shall additionally include a red dash crossing over in the middle of letters showing their specific symbols and registered numeric order;

- Designed with a white background, black letters and numbers, and a series of the symbols “CV”, which shall be issued to technical and administrative staff who takes possession of official identity cards granted by diplomatic missions, consular posts and international organizations;

- Designed with a white background, black letters and numbers, and the symbol “NN”, which shall be issued to vehicles of representative offices or organizations and foreign individuals (except for those who have been regulated at Point a, b and c mentioned above).

(Clause 7 Article 25 of Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA)

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