New regulations on penalties for expired driving licenses

Driving a car while the driver's license has expired is a traffic violation and will be severely punished according to Decree 123/2021/ND-CP amending Decree 100/2019/ND-CP.

According to Clause 11, Article 2 of Decree 123/2021/ND-CP, drivers of cars and similar vehicles with expired driving licenses will be fined at specific levels:

Fine from 5-7 million VND for driving license expired less than 3 months.

Fine from 10-12 million VND for driving license expired for 3 months or more.

Traffic police check drivers' licenses at Tuy Loan toll station on the Da Nang - Quang Ngai highway.

It should be noted that previously, drivers of cars and similar vehicles with expired driving licenses had lower fines than now.

Specifically, a fine of 400,000-600,000 VND will be imposed for a driving license that has expired for less than 6 months.

Fine from 4-6 million VND for driving license expired for 6 months or more.

So, according to current regulations, how many years is the validity period of different types of car driving licenses?

According to the provisions of Article 17 of Circular 12/2017/TT-BGTVT (amended by Circular 01/2021/TT-BGTVT), the specific provisions are as follows:

- A Class B1 driving license is valid until the driver is 55 years old for women and 60 years old for men. In case the driver is over 45 years old for women and over 50 years old for men, the driving license is issued for a period of 10 years from the date of issue.

- A4, B2 class driving license is valid for 10 years from the date of issue.

- Driving licenses of classes C, D, E, FB2, FC, FD, FE are valid for 5 years from the date of issue.

- The validity period of a driving license is stated on the driving license.

CHAU THU

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