Conditions for automatic renewal of roadworthiness certificates for motor vehicles in Vietnam
Specifically, the Inspection Certificate and Inspection Seal of a motor vehicle with up to 9 seats not used for transport business (with a production period of up to 7 years and production period from 13 years to 20 years), issued before March 22, 2023 and effective until July 1, 2024, may continue to be used until the end of the inspection cycle under Appendix V of Circular No. 08/2023/TT-BGTVT .
Attention: This regulation does not apply to cases where Inspection Certificates and Inspection Seals expire before the effective date of Circular No. 08/2023/TT-BGTVT (June 3, 2023).
The validity of an Inspection Certificate and Inspection Seal of a motor vehicle eligible for automatic renewal of the roadworthiness certificate shall be verified by the Vietnam Register following the form prescribed in Appendix VI enclosed with Circular No. 08/2023/TT-BGTVT (the electronic copy with QR-Code leading to the information portal of the Vietnam Register shall be digitally signed by the Vietnam Register).
The vehicle owner shall look up information on https://giahanxcg.vr.org.vn, and print out the Validity Verification Paper of the Inspection Certificate and Inspection Seal.
The mentioned verification paper is the mandatory paper that must be enclosed with the issued Inspection Certificate for traveling by road as per regulation.
Amendments to general principles of determining inspection cycles
General principles of determining the inspection cycle are as follows:
- The first cycle applies to the following subjects:
+ Motor vehicles excluded from first-time inspection as prescribed in Clause 3 Article 5 of Circular No. 16/2021/TT-BGTVT (amended by Circular No. 02/2023/TT-BGTVT);
+ Unused motor vehicles subject to first-time inspection (with the interval between the production year and the year of applying for First-time Inspection Certificates of less than 3 years).
The interval between the production year and the year applying for inspection certificates shall be determined following the guidelines prescribed in Point e Section 1 of this Appendix.
(Previously, the interval was less than 2 years)
- The periodic inspection cycles apply to the following subjects:
+ First-time inspection motor vehicles not included in the applicable range of regulations on the first cycle mentioned above;
+ Motor vehicles subject to regular inspection.
Circular No. 08/2023/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam comes into force as of June 3, 2023.
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