When Car Owners Must Re-Register Their Vehicles
According to Article 16 of Circular No. 24/2023/TT-BCA, car owners are required to re-register their vehicles in the following cases:
– Re-registration when the vehicle is modified
+ Change in paint color;
+ Change in license plate background color from white to yellow, or vice versa, while keeping the letters and numbers black;
+ Registration renewal;
+ Changes to owner information (name, personal identification number, address);
+ Damaged, faded, or torn registration certificate, or damaged, faded, or broken license plate, or if the owner wishes to replace the old registration certificate.
– Re-issuance of a registration certificate in case of loss
What are the penalties for overdue vehicle registration?
– Failure to re-register a lost registration certificate and driving without a valid registration certificate is subject to fines.
For automobiles:
+ Fine: VND 2-3 million
+ License suspension: 1-3 months
+ Vehicle confiscation if unable to prove its origin
For motorcycles:
+ Fine: VND 800,000-1 million
+ Vehicle confiscation if unable to prove its origin
Using an expired registration certificate
For automobiles: Fine of VND 2-3 million and license suspension for 1-3 months.
For motorcycles: Fine of VND 800,000-1 million.
Using an altered registration certificate or one with incorrect frame and engine numbers
For automobiles:
+ Fine: VND 4-6 million
+ License suspension: 1-3 months
+ Registration certificate revocation
+ Vehicle confiscation if unable to prove its origin
For motorcycles:
+ Fine: VND 800,000-1 million
+ Registration certificate revocation
+ Vehicle confiscation if unable to prove its origin
Conclusion: As per the regulations, re-registration of the vehicle is mandatory in the above-mentioned cases. For other cases not mentioned, the current registration remains valid.
