In what cases can a new car without a license plate go out on the street?

Nowadays, it is not difficult to meet some cars on the road without license plate. Most of them are newly purchased cars, have not been fitted with plates or newly transferred cars that have not been re-registered,…

According to the provisions of Article 53 of the Law on Road Traffic, vehicles that want to participate in traffic on the road must register and attach a number plate issued by a competent state agency. Therefore, in the absence of number plates, vehicles are not allowed to circulate on the road, except for cases of temporary registration of vehicles.

New car has not been registered, if you want to go out, you must register a temporary plate. (Photo: Dong Nai bus)

Article 12 of Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA specifically listed 04 cases of temporarily registered vehicles as follows:

– Vehicles that have not been registered or issued with official number plates have the need to participate in traffic;

– Vehicles registered abroad that are allowed by competent authorities to enter Vietnam for tourism, conferences, fairs, exhibitions, physical training and sports;

– Vehicles serving conferences organized by the Party, State and Government;

– Cars that carry out procedures to revoke registration certificates and license plates for re-export to the country or transfer in Vietnam, and vehicles with decisions on transfer, sale, donation or donation.

According to this regulation, people who have just bought a car and are waiting for a vehicle registration certificate or official number plate to apply for a temporary registration will be allowed to join the traffic.

However, a temporary vehicle registration certificate is valid for up to 30 days and a temporary registered vehicle is only allowed to enter traffic according to the time limit, route and range of activities stated in the certificate. temporary vehicle registration.

In case of not being temporarily registered but participating in traffic on the road, the vehicle operator will be fined according to the provisions of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP, as amended by Decree 123/2021/ND-CP .

Fines for cars and motorbikes are according to Decree 100/2019/ND-CP and amended by Decree 123/2021/ND-CP.

Accordingly, the act of operating a car without a license plate on the road against the regulations will be fined from 2-3 million dong, and at the same time stripped of license for 1-3 months. In the case of a car with a license plate but without a vehicle registration certificate, the driver will also be fined with the same amount, but the vehicle may be confiscated.

Similarly for motorbikes, the operator can be fined from VND 800,000 to VND 1 million for operating a vehicle without a license plate and a vehicle with a vehicle without a registration certificate. cash equivalent, but subject to forfeiture of the vehicle.

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