Vehicle inspection is congested again near Tet, what does the Vehicle Inspection Department say?

Video: Vehicle inspection center in Hanoi reenacts traffic jam

In response to this situation, a representative of the Vietnam Register (VRA) told VTC News that the demand for vehicle inspection is increasing again, especially during the period before Tet. Vehicle inspection centers are making great efforts to meet people's needs, however, the biggest concern is the shortage of inspectors.

Traffic jams at some inspection centers in Hanoi.

According to the Vietnam Register, due to the large number of inspectors who have committed violations and will be brought to trial in the coming time, many provinces and cities will be affected, causing a risk of inspection congestion (possibly affecting 31 localities, including localities that no longer have inspection centers to serve people and businesses in the area).

Mobilizing the inspection force of the Army and Police is also difficult to meet the vehicle inspection needs of people and businesses, while training additional human resources requires time.

Faced with that situation, the Vietnam Register has reported and proposed that the Ministry of Transport (MOT) consider and consult with competent authorities to allow the Vietnam Register and registration centers nationwide to select inspectors with solid expertise, who have been expelled from the Party and disciplined by being forced to quit their jobs, to sign labor contracts to do professional work at registration centers until the Court brings them to trial.

Many vehicle inspection centers are operating at full capacity due to the sudden increase in the number of vehicles.

"The Vietnam Register has proposed that the Ministry of Transport issue a document requesting the People's Committees of provinces and cities, based on the characteristics of the situation of motor vehicle inspection activities, to report to competent authorities to consider and differentiate violations of the law to create conditions for inspectors who commit minor violations to continue serving the inspection field, in response to the urgent needs of people and businesses, avoiding overloading," said a representative of the Vietnam Register.

For inspection centers with 2 or more inspectors whose certificates have been revoked and must be temporarily suspended for 3 months as prescribed, the Vietnam Register proposes to allow re-inspection activities to resume immediately (if the assessment results meet the requirements).

In addition, the Vietnam Register also requested not to revoke the vehicle inspection certificate and to allow the vehicle inspection officers who were tried by the court but given a suspended sentence and were not banned from practicing their profession to continue working.

The Vietnam Register has proposed many solutions to combat registration congestion.

In addition, the Vietnam Register also urgently requested that inspection centers implement a number of solutions to avoid congestion, such as instructing vehicle owners to register for inspection appointments online via the application to limit waiting times and congestion at inspection centers.

Mobilize staff to work overtime, including on holidays. In addition, proactively arrange and organize personnel and technical facilities of the unit to improve productivity and quality in inspection work, to better serve the sudden increase in inspection demand.

According to VTC News on the afternoon of January 9, at the 29.03V inspection center (Lang Thuong ward, Dong Da district, Hanoi), the number of vehicles coming for inspection lined up from outside Cau Giay street to wait for their turn to enter the inspection center.

Mr. Tran Quoc Hoan, Deputy Director in charge of Inspection Center 29.03V, said that since the beginning of December 2023, the number of vehicles towed to the inspection center has increased dramatically. With 2 production lines and 10 inspectors, his center has to operate at full capacity, even working overtime to be able to serve all the registered vehicles.

“Every day, my center inspects 170 to 180 vehicles, which is operating at full capacity with the available machinery and human resources. But recently, we had to work overtime until 6 p.m., and the number of vehicles inspected per day was up to 200. This is a very large number ,” said Mr. Hoan.

According to Mr. Hoan, the reason for the recent increase in the number of vehicles arriving at inspection centers is due to the high demand for purchasing and maintaining vehicles for Tet at the end of the year. Furthermore, 1.4 million vehicles with first-time registration extensions have also expired. " The sudden increase in the number of vehicles was predicted in advance ," he said.

Inspection centers are at risk of running out of human resources.

Similarly, at the 29.03S inspection center (No. 3 Le Quang Dao, Nam Tu Liem, Hanoi), the number of vehicles coming for inspection has also increased sharply in recent days, causing the previous congestion to recur.

Mr. Nguyen Van Dung, Deputy Station Manager in charge of inspection station 29.03S, said that in recent days, there have been days when from 5am many vehicles have been lined up outside the gate waiting to be inspected, leading to traffic jams in the early mornings and afternoons every day.

According to Mr. Dung, station 29.03S has 9 inspectors, with 2 lines, each day this facility can inspect about 150 vehicles, but only about 110 - 130 meet the requirements for inspection stamps.

“Normally, it takes 25-30 minutes for each vehicle to complete the inspection process. However, the large number of vehicles that do not meet the requirements causes the inspection time to be extended, and more time is spent explaining the errors to the vehicle owners. Therefore, congestion at the center is inevitable,” Mr. Dung analyzed.

Thanh Lam

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