Many people wonder if they will be fined for driving a new car without a license plate or how much they will be fined for driving a car without a license plate.
According to Clause 3, Article 53 of the 2008 Road Traffic Law, vehicles that want to participate in traffic on the road must be registered and have a license plate issued by a competent State agency.
If a vehicle is on the road without being registered and has a license plate, it may be subject to administrative sanctions. Specifically, Decree 100/2019/ND-CP (amended and supplemented by Decree No. 123/2021/ND-CP) stipulates:
-Car drivers will be fined 2-3 million VND if they commit one of the following violations: driving a vehicle without a vehicle registration certificate as prescribed or using an expired vehicle registration certificate (including trailers). and semi-trailers); Driving a vehicle (including trailers and semi-trailers) without a license plate (for vehicles that are required to have a license plate)… In addition, the vehicle driver will also be deprived of the right to use the license. drive 1-3 months.
-For motorbikes and motorbikes (including electric motorbikes), the fine is from 800,000 to 1 million VND.
Meanwhile, according to Circular No. 24/2023/TT-BCA of the Ministry of Public Security “Regulations on issuance and revocation of motor vehicle registration and license plates” issued on July 1, 2023, takes effect. From August 15, 2023, Clause 1, Article 19 stipulates: “New vehicles purchased after temporary registration are only allowed to move from warehouses, factories, and vehicle dealerships to the vehicle registration place or to dealerships.” other storage facilities and warehouses”.
According to Clause 1, Article 22 of this Circular, newly purchased vehicles are issued with a temporary vehicle registration certificate that is valid for 15 days and can be renewed once for a maximum period of 15 days. However, temporarily registered vehicles are only allowed to participate in traffic according to the time limit, route and scope of operation stated in the temporary vehicle registration certificate.
Notably, when the vehicle has not been fitted with an official license plate but the driver freely travels outside the route and scope of activities stated in the temporary vehicle registration, the following fines will be imposed:
-For motorbikes: Fine from 800,000 VND to 2 million VND for individuals; from 1.6 to 04 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: Fine 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 car buyers can now easily carry out temporary vehicle registration procedures on the National Public Service Portal or the Public Service Portal of the Ministry of Public Security.
The time limit for resolving this procedure is 8 working hours from the date the Public Service Portal receives all valid documents (pursuant to Clause 5, Article 7 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA). The temporary vehicle registration fee is determined to be 50,000 VND/time/vehicle.
People will receive results online, then just need to print the temporary registration certificate and temporary license plate to use when traveling.
Thus, in order to be able to circulate during the unregistered period, vehicle owners can carry out temporary vehicle registration procedures by registering on the National Public Service Portal.
