Regarding the privatization of vehicle inspection centers, the unit has proposed adjusting vehicle inspection fees.

From December 10th onwards, motor vehicle inspection units and inland waterway vessel inspection sub-departments under the Vietnam Register must undergo equitization.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc has just signed Decision No. 17/2024/QD-TTg amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decision No. 26/2021/QD-TTg on the list of sectors and fields for converting public non-business units into joint-stock companies. The decision takes effect from December 10, 2024.

Accordingly, the decision adds three more sectors and fields of public service units to be converted into joint-stock companies, including the field of technical inspection of road motor vehicles and inland waterway vessels (excluding the field of registration and inspection of seagoing vessels and offshore structures).

Therefore, going forward, not only the vehicle inspection centers under the Department of Transport but also the motor vehicle inspection units and the Inland Waterway Vehicle Inspection Sub-department under the Vietnam Register will have to undergo privatization.

This aligns with the Government's and the Ministry of Transport's directives in developing a plan to separate the state management and service provision of vehicle inspection by the Vietnam Registering and Inspection Agency.

It is known that since 2016, in many localities, in addition to private vehicle inspection centers, many inspection centers that were previously units under the Department of Transport have also undergone privatization.

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The leader of a private vehicle inspection center strongly supports this policy. He believes that privatization will both reduce state investment costs and create fair competition among inspection units (previously, state-owned inspection units did not have to pay rent for premises, and the salaries of their staff were paid by the state...).

With the removal of "privileges" for state-run vehicle inspection centers, they are forced to improve the quality of their services and customer service attitudes in order to survive.

"Therefore, I strongly support this policy, as it both reduces state investment costs and enhances competitiveness, leading to better services for the people," he said.

Speaking with VietNamNet, the leader of the 29.03V Vehicle Inspection Center (Dong Da District, Hanoi ) stated that they fully support this policy. The unit has also accepted the policy and has been preparing for privatization for a long time.

As a revenue-generating administrative and service unit under the Vietnam Register, the unit has also reorganized and restructured its entire personnel and organizational structure to be as streamlined as possible, with the goal of ensuring maximum effectiveness and efficiency.

"At times, the center had around 25-30 staff members, but now, after reorganization, we have only 21. We are ready to embrace the new policy and implement it immediately once it comes into effect," this leader informed.

However, this leader also expressed some concern that privatization would mean having to take care of all employee salaries and bonuses. Meanwhile, the number of vehicles has been continuously decreasing in recent months due to regulations on exemptions (Circular 03) and extensions of vehicle inspection cycles (Circular 08) for certain vehicle groups.

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"Never before has there been so few vehicles coming for inspection at the beginning of October as there is now, while the inspection fee hasn't changed for 10 years," this person lamented.

This is a concern for many vehicle inspection center leaders. Therefore, these centers propose that when privatization is permitted, the regulatory authority should also allow the units to adjust inspection fees according to market mechanisms.

According to statistics, there are 292 vehicle inspection centers nationwide with 542 inspection lines. Of these, nearly 200 units are under the direct control of enterprises, 64 units belong to the Departments of Transport, and 20 units belong to the Vietnam Registering Agency.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/co-phan-hoa-trung-tam-dang-kiem-don-vi-de-xuat-dieu-chinh-phi-dang-kiem-2337195.html