List of license plates of provinces and cities after the merger

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After the National Assembly officially passed Resolution No. 202/2025/QH15 on the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units, reducing the number of provinces and cities from 63 to 34, many people expressed concerns about whether their license plates would be affected and whether they needed to be renewed.

No need to change license plate after administrative unit arrangement

According to current regulations, people are not required to change their vehicle license plates after administrative unit reorganization if the vehicle is still validly registered.

Specifically, according to Circular 79/2024/TT-BCA issued by the Ministry of Public Security on November 15, 2024, effective from January 1, 2025, from July 1, 2025, vehicle registration and license plate issuance will be carried out according to the area code of the new province after the merger. However, for vehicles registered before this time, vehicle owners are not required to change their license plates.

Vehicle registration papers and license plates issued before the merger remain legally valid and can continue to be used normally until they expire or there is another reason to change them.

When should I change my license plate?

Although the merger of provinces and cities does not require changing license plates, people still need to pay attention to specific cases that Circular 79/2024/TT-BCA stipulates that it is mandatory to change or reissue license plates. These cases are not directly related to the change of administrative unit but are general regulations on vehicle management, including:

- License plate or vehicle registration is blurred or damaged.

- Means of changing identifying features (e.g. changing paint color, technical renovation).

- Change the vehicle's purpose of use (for example, from personal vehicle to commercial vehicle and vice versa).

- Transfer car to another province.

- Change of owner information (vehicle owner name, personal or organization identification number) or vehicle owner needs to change vehicle registration certificate to new address.

- Vehicle registration certificate expired.

- Car owners need to change the license plate from short to long or vice versa.

List of license plates of provinces and cities after the merger

Thus, after 34 provinces and cities are expected to operate from July 1, the license plates of the provinces will be a collection of license plates before the merger. Specifically as follows:

STT	New province/city name	Old provinces/cities merged (or remained the same)	Vehicle license plate symbols applied from July 1, 2025
1	Hanoi City	Keep it the same	29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 40
2	Ho Chi Minh City	Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Ba Ria - Vung Tau	41, 50-59, 61, 72
3	Hai Phong City	Hai Phong City, Hai Duong	15, 16, 34
4	Da Nang City	Da Nang City, Quang Nam	43, 92
5	Hue City	Keep it the same	75
6	Can Tho City	Can Tho City, Soc Trang, Hau Giang	65, 83, 95
7	Cao Bang	Keep it the same	11
8	Lang Son	Keep it the same	12
9	Lai Chau	Keep it the same	25
10	Dien Bien	Keep it the same	27
11	Son La	Keep it the same	26
12	Tuyen Quang	Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang	22, 23
13	Lao Cai	Yen Bai, Lao Cai	21, 24
14	Thai Nguyen	Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen	20, 97
15	Phu Tho	Vinh Phuc, Hoa Binh, Phu Tho	19, 28, 88
16	Bac Ninh	Bac Giang, Bac Ninh	98, 99
17	Hung Yen	Thai Binh, Hung Yen	17, 89
18	Ninh Binh	Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh	18, 35, 90
19	Quang Ninh	Keep it the same	14
20	Thanh Hoa	Keep it the same	36
21	Nghe An	Keep it the same	37
22	Ha Tinh	Keep it the same	38
23	Quang Tri	Quang Binh, Quang Tri	73, 74
24	Quang Ngai	Quang Ngai, Kon Tum	76, 82
25	Gia Lai	Gia Lai, Binh Dinh	77, 81
26	Khanh Hoa	Ninh Thuan, Khanh Hoa	79, 85
27	Lam Dong	Dak Nong, Binh Thuan, Lam Dong	48, 49, 86
28	Dak Lak	Phu Yen, Dak Lak	47, 78
29	Dong Nai	Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai	39, 60, 93
30	Tay Ninh	Long An, Tay Ninh	62, 70
31	Vinh Long	Ben Tre, Vinh Long, Tra Vinh	64, 71, 84
32	Dong Thap	Tien Giang, Dong Thap	63, 66
33	Ca Mau	Bac Lieu, Ca Mau	69, 94
34	An Giang	Kien Giang, An Giang	67, 68