From January 1, 2025, what business conditions must car driving training facilities meet?

According to Decree 160 of the Government on driver training and testing activities, training facilities must have a location to build facilities that ensure a minimum legal usable area of ​​1,000m2 and have specific conditions for a system of specialized classrooms.

Specific regulations on the head of driving training facilities

The Decree clearly states that a driving training facility is a type of enterprise, cooperative or educational institution.

Human resources of a training facility include: Head of the training facility; specialized and professional departments or divisions; subject groups; training service units.

Illustrative photo of a driving range (Photo: Ta Hai).

In which, the head of the car driving training facility is the principal or director representing the unit before the law, responsible for managing the activities of the car driving training facility.

The head of a car driving training facility must meet the following standards: Have a college degree or higher; have undergone training and development in vocational education management.

Regarding teachers, the Decree stipulates: Training facilities must have a team of teachers teaching theory and practice that meet the prescribed standards. The number of teachers teaching driving practice must meet the plan for using driving practice cars for training.

Facilities minimum area 1,000m2

Regarding technical facilities, the Decree requires training facilities to have a location to build facilities that ensures a minimum legal usable area of ​​1,000m2.

The Decree specifies the conditions for the specialized classroom system.

Specifically, the room uses theoretical learning, has equipment as a tool to support teaching on the following contents: road traffic law, driver ethics, traffic culture, prevention of harmful effects of alcohol and beer when participating in traffic and fire prevention and rescue; in case the information technology equipment does not describe the road signal system, driving test, there must be a drawing system. The area of ​​the classroom is not less than 48m2/room;

The room for learning automobile technology has information technology equipment as a tool to support teaching about structure, common repair and driving techniques, new knowledge about upgrading; has a model of engine dissection, transmission system and electrical system; is equipped with specialized tools to guide students in disassembling and assembling tires, checking oil and coolant; has cars that are jacked up to ensure safety for practicing cold and hot gear;

At the same time, there must be a driving training cabin; in case the information technology equipment does not have a diagram describing the structure and operating principles of the engine, transmission system, suspension system, brake system, steering system, basic driving operations (adjusting the driver's seat, driving posture, steering wheel position...), there must be a drawing system; the classroom area must not be less than 100m2/room.

In case the model of engine section, transmission system, electrical system; area for instructing students to practice tire removal and installation, checking oil and coolant; car for practicing cold and hot gear; car driving training cabin is arranged in a separate area, the classroom area must not be less than 48m2/room;

The Decree also clearly states that the system of specialized classrooms is under the legal use of the driving training facility; the car driving training facility shall arrange the number of theoretical classrooms and rooms for car technical training in accordance with the traffic volume, form and training program.

The number of classrooms is calculated based on the student traffic; determined according to the principle of 01 room used for theory and 01 room used for automobile engineering, meeting the maximum traffic of 500 students.

Training facilities must have driving practice vehicles under legal ownership.

The Decree requires training facilities to have driving practice vehicles of the permitted training categories, under the legal use of the driving training facility; and to be granted a driving practice vehicle license by a competent authority.

In case the training facility has a driver testing service, based on the time of using the testing vehicle for testing purposes, it is allowed to use the testing vehicle to both conduct driver testing and driver training, but must ensure that the number of testing vehicles used to calculate the training volume does not exceed 50% of the number of testing vehicles used to teach driving practice;

Driving practice vehicles of all classes must use vehicles corresponding to the driving license class specified in Clause 1, Article 57 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety. In which: Class B driving practice vehicles include vehicles using automatic transmission (including electric cars) or mechanical transmission (manual transmission); driving practice vehicles of classes C1, C, D1, D2, D, BE, C1E, CE, D1E, D2E and DE use mechanical transmission (manual transmission);

Trucks used as Class B driving practice vehicles must have a total designed weight of 2,500 kg to 3,500 kg with a quantity not exceeding 30% of the total number of driving practice vehicles of the same class at the training facility;

The driving practice vehicle is equipped with 02 "DRIVING PRACTICE" signs in front and behind the vehicle according to the prescribed model; has an auxiliary brake system installed to ensure braking efficiency, arranged next to the seat of the driving practice instructor; the driving practice vehicle on the road has a device to monitor the time and distance of the student's driving practice; the driving practice vehicle is a truck with a rain and sun cover, and a seat for the student; has a valid certificate of technical safety inspection and environmental protection for road motor vehicles;

A three-wheeled motorcycle used as a driving practice vehicle for the disabled is a three-wheeled motorcycle used for the disabled that has been granted a vehicle registration certificate and license plate by a competent authority;

Class B automatic cars used as driving practice cars for people with disabilities of the right foot, right hand or left hand; Class B automatic cars used as driving practice cars for people with disabilities must have a suitable structure so that the remaining hands and feet of the disabled person can hold the steering wheel and easily control the turn signal lever, headlights, wipers, gear lever, handbrake lever, foot brake pedal, accelerator pedal in all driving situations according to the design function of the car manufacturer or have a competent authority that issues a certificate of motor vehicle conversion confirming that the vehicle's control system is suitable for people with disabilities to drive safely.

The driving practice ground must have a complete system of road signs and arrange enough lessons according to the training program content.

The Decree requires that the driving practice ground must be under the legal use of the driving training facility; in case the training facility has a driving test service, based on the time of using the testing ground for testing purposes, it is allowed to use the testing ground to both conduct driving tests and train drivers, but only a maximum of 01 driving practice ground is allowed to be used to calculate the training volume;

Car driving training facilities arrange the number of driving practice grounds suitable to the traffic volume and training program; the number of driving practice grounds is calculated according to the traffic volume of students; determined according to the principle that 01 car driving practice ground meets the maximum traffic volume of 1,000 students;

The car driving practice ground must have a sufficient system of road signs, ensuring the area to arrange enough lessons according to the training program content for the vehicle classes used for training; the arrangement of shapes and sizes of comprehensive car driving exercises must comply with the National Technical Regulations on road motor vehicle driving test centers for each corresponding vehicle class and must be curbed;

The pitch has a height and drainage system to ensure no flooding; the surface of the lanes and driving practice track is paved with asphalt or cement concrete, with sufficient road markings;

There is a waiting room and seats for students to practice.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/tu-1-1-2025-co-so-dao-tao-lai-xe-o-to-phai-dap-ung-dieu-kien-kinh-doanh-nao-192241225182311738.htm