According to a representative of the Vietnam Road Administration, the conversion of B1 and B2 driver's licenses to C1 licenses is not yet done online. Drivers in need need to go directly to the place of issuance to complete the procedure.
Recently, Giao thong Newspaper has received many complaints from readers about problems when exchanging driving licenses online. Accordingly, drivers with B1 and B2 driving licenses when applying for online exchange can only exchange to B license, not C1 license.
Speaking to Giao thong Newspaper, Mr. Luong Duyen Thong, Head of the Department of Vehicle and Driver Transport Management, Vietnam Road Administration, said that the 2024 Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety stipulates 15 driving license categories, including merging B1 and B2 car driving licenses into B. Drivers who currently own B1, B2 licenses (old) can change to B or C1 licenses (new).
In particular, a B2 driver's license allows drivers to drive passenger cars with up to 9 seats or trucks with a load capacity of less than 3.5 tons.
Because the online driver's license exchange software has not yet met the requirements, those in need must come directly to the exchange facility (Illustration photo).
A Class B driver's license can still drive a car with up to 9 seats (including the driver's seat), but can only drive a truck with a total designed weight of up to 3.5 tons.
To avoid this limitation, the Law on Road Traffic Safety and Order has allowed drivers to change their B1 and B2 driving licenses to B or C1. Accordingly, a C1 driving license is allowed to drive all vehicles in class B, and trucks with a total designed weight of over 3.5 tons to 7.5 tons.
Therefore, changing a driver's license from B2 to B may force truck drivers to reduce the volume of goods they transport or switch to a smaller truck.
Meanwhile, a Class C1 driver's license gives drivers more rights, including being allowed to drive all Class B vehicles and trucks with a total designed weight of over 3.5 tons to 7.5 tons.
Therefore, if you are a truck driver, you should change from B1, B2 license (old) to C1 license (new), instead of changing to B license to maximize authority and drive more types of vehicles.
However, according to Luong Duyen Thong, the National Public Service Portal currently does not support converting from B1, B2 driver's licenses to C1. The online driver's license conversion software only sets the default mode to one option, and does not support multiple options at the same time, meaning that it can only convert B2 driver's licenses to B.
Therefore, those who want to change from old driving license to new C1 license must submit application and complete procedures directly at the issuing facilities. Procedures for changing to C1 driving license include application for changing driving license and health certificate.
Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/cuc-duong-bo-ly-giai-viec-tai-xe-chiu-thiet-khi-doi-gplx-hang-b1-b2-192250218163846824.htm
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