In case of unregistered vehicles on the road but not fined

According to Clause 3, Article 53 of the 2008 Road Traffic Law, vehicles wishing to participate in road traffic must be registered and have license plates issued by competent state agencies.

Vehicles circulating on the road without registration and license plates may be subject to administrative penalties. Specifically, Decree 100/2019/ND-CP (amended and supplemented by Decree 123/2021/ND-CP) stipulates:

- Drivers of automobiles will be fined 2-3 million VND if they violate any of the following: driving a vehicle without a valid vehicle registration certificate or using an expired vehicle registration certificate (including trailers and semi-trailers); driving a vehicle (including trailers and semi-trailers) without license plates (for types of vehicles that are required to have license plates)... In addition, the driver will also have their driver's license suspended for 1-3 months.

- For motorcycles and motorbikes (including electric motorbikes), the fine ranges from 800,000 to 1 million VND.

Meanwhile, according to Circular No. 24/2023/TT-BCA of the Ministry of Public Security "Regulations on the issuance and revocation of registration and license plates for motor vehicles" issued on July 1, 2023, and effective from August 15, 2023, Clause 1, Article 19 stipulates: "Newly purchased vehicles, after temporary registration, are only allowed to move from warehouses, ports, factories, or dealerships to the vehicle registration location or to other dealerships or storage facilities."

According to Clause 1, Article 22 of this Circular, newly purchased vehicles are issued a temporary vehicle registration certificate valid for 15 days and can be renewed once for a maximum of 15 days. However, temporarily registered vehicles are only permitted to participate in traffic within the time limit, routes, and scope of operation specified in the temporary vehicle registration certificate.

Notably, if a vehicle has not yet been officially registered but the driver freely travels outside the routes and operating areas specified in the temporary vehicle registration, the following penalties will apply:

- For motorcycles: Fines ranging from 800,000 VND to 2,000,000 VND for individuals; from 1,600,000 VND to 4,000,000 VND for organizations (according to point g, clause 5, Article 30 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP, amended by Decree 123/2021/ND-CP).

- For cars: Fines ranging from 14 to 16 million VND for individuals; from 28 to 32 million VND for organizations (according to Clause 10, Article 30 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP, amended by Decree 123/2021/ND-CP).

According to Circular No. 24/2023/TT-BCA, new vehicle buyers can now easily complete the temporary vehicle registration procedure on the National Public Service Portal or the Ministry of Public Security's Public Service Portal.

The processing time for this procedure is 8 working hours from the time the Public Service Portal receives a complete and valid application (based on Clause 5, Article 7 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA). The temporary vehicle registration fee is set at 50,000 VND per vehicle.

Citizens will receive the results online, then simply print the temporary registration certificate and temporary license plate for use on the road.

Therefore, in order to circulate the vehicle during the period before registration, the vehicle owner can carry out the temporary vehicle registration procedure by registering on the National Public Service Portal.

Minh Hoa (compiled)

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