Unexpectedly, there are no customers in the vehicle inspection.

Vehicle inspection in... a snap

At noon on January 16, at some inspection centers in Ho Chi Minh City, we noticed a surprisingly deserted situation. Remember, a few months ago, the Department of Vehicle Inspection predicted based on statistical data that many localities would experience overload due to operating capacity being lower than demand. But the reality was completely different. At Inspection Center 50-03S on National Highway 13, Hiep Binh Chanh Ward, Thu Duc City (Ho Chi Minh City), it was just a little past noon but the line of cars waiting for inspection was only a few dozen. The queuing area was quite deserted, completely different from the long queue that happened a month ago.

Deserted situation at many inspection centers in Ho Chi Minh City

Inspection Center 50-04V in Cat Lai Industrial Park, Thanh My Loi Ward, Thu Duc City (HCMC) has also been deserted for many months now, all types of vehicles coming for inspection can freely drive inside. Although this Inspection Center applies registration via the application, the system capacity and registration numbers are still quite empty. Mr. TMK, residing in Ward 22, Binh Thanh District (HCMC), said: "My car is due for inspection in February 2024, I was afraid of traffic jams so I registered 1 month earlier, but on the appointment day I was busy so I couldn't come. I canceled the old appointment and made another appointment and was surprised that I could freely choose an appointment, even just 1 day in advance."

The registration schedule on the TTDK app is very empty.

For the inspection centers in more remote areas, there are still many empty inspection schedules. Mr. Trinh Quoc Hung, residing in Binh Chanh District (HCMC), shared: "I just brought my car to the inspection center 50-13D on Tran Dai Nghia Street, Tan Kien Commune, Binh Chanh District for inspection. The number of cars was low and the work was very fast. I arrived at 6:30 and it was finished at 7:30. The staff was very enthusiastic and cheerful...".

In Hanoi , the inspection situation is similar. According to the appointment booking status on the TTDK application, most of the inspection centers in the capital have quite a lot of empty schedules, among the inspection centers in operation, no unit is overloaded or full. According to information from the Vietnam Register, Hanoi will escape the list of inspection congestion hotspots in January 2024 when the capacity of the inspection centers is more than the number of vehicles in the area in need. Specifically, the average inspection capacity per month of 28 inspection centers operating in Hanoi is nearly 68,000 vehicles, while the inspection demand of the people in January 2024 is only over 61,000 vehicles.

In Dong Nai , where a local traffic jam occurred a month ago, normal operations have also returned. On January 16, the 60-04D Motor Vehicle Inspection Center in Tan Bien Ward, Bien Hoa City (Dong Nai) also reopened after a year of suspension. The leader of this inspection center said that there are 2 operating lines here, when operating at full capacity, it will ensure about 120 vehicles are inspected each day. Thus, up to now, Dong Nai province has 5 inspection centers in operation, only the 60-03S Motor Vehicle Inspection Center (Dinh Quan District) is temporarily suspended due to lack of personnel.

Why so quiet?

According to the Vietnam Register, the country has 274/292 inspection centers in operation (equivalent to 94%) with 447/542 inspection lines in operation (equivalent to more than 82% of the entire system's inspection capacity). Currently, 18 centers are inactive due to investigation, lack of qualifications or voluntary closure. The country has 1,747 inspectors performing inspection work at inspection units, including 1,002 senior inspectors and 745 motor vehicle inspectors.

In fact, vehicle inspection has passed the peak of congestion in the last months of 2023. However, in 2024, except for February and March, the remaining months will still have many localities at risk of congestion. Not to mention, in the coming time, many inspection centers will be temporarily suspended due to the prosecution of inspectors being tried, and it is likely that their certificates will be revoked when there is a verdict, which could lead to the risk of causing 31 provinces and cities to fall into a state of vehicle inspection overload.

The current reality is showing that the fear of traffic jams is being relieved at a time when transportation demand is increasing. Talking to Thanh Nien , Mr. Le Trung Tinh, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Automobile Transport Association, also expressed surprise at the situation of vehicle inspection being quite deserted when entering the peak period, quite different from the haunting traffic jams last year. "But in my opinion, this development is very good, helping transport businesses reduce the fear of having their contracts canceled and increasing costs for inspection," Mr. Tinh said.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hung, Permanent Vice President of Binh Duong Automobile Transport Association, also shared the same opinion and expressed concern, "It is really unclear why the situation is different from the forecast of the Department of Registration. It is possible that when people and businesses heard about the forecast of traffic jams, they proactively inspected their vehicles in other places."

Responding to Thanh Nien , the director of a registration center in Ho Chi Minh City admitted: "I also don't know why the number of cars coming for inspection is so low. For example, today, by early afternoon, there were no more cars to do the inspection. In recent days, the number of cars coming for inspection after the automatic extension period has also returned, helping our center's capacity reach about 70 - 80%, but today it is low again. With this situation, it may take until April for the demand for inspection to increase again."

The Ministry of Transport has just issued Circular 44/2023 amending and supplementing Circular 18/2019 on motor vehicle inspection service business, effective from February 15, 2024. Accordingly, regarding the licensing of operation for inspection units, the Circular stipulates: After completing the investment and construction in accordance with the provisions of law, the organization establishing the inspection unit shall prepare a set of documents requesting a certificate of eligibility to operate motor vehicle inspection and send it to the Department of Transport.

Every year, the Department of Transport must develop a plan to inspect and evaluate the maintenance of conditions regarding facilities, organizational structure, human resources and inspection activities of inspection units in the area to ensure that inspection units comply with regulations on motor vehicle inspection service business.

The contents of inspection and assessment to maintain the operating conditions of inspection units include: Facilities, inspection equipment and tools, organizational structure, human resources; Checking records and data; Log books, reporting regime, management of stamps and compliance with regulations on price and fee collection; Checking and re-evaluating inspection results and compliance with regulations on price and fee collection and payment...

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