From June 3, cars with up to 9 seats that are not used for transportation business will have their inspection period automatically extended when it expires, and the owner does not have to take the vehicle for inspection.
The Ministry of Transport has just issued Circular 08/2023 amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular No. 16/2021 regulating technical safety and environmental protection inspection of road motor vehicles.
The scope of automatic extension of the inspection cycle includes passenger cars with up to 9 seats that are not used for transportation business and have been granted certificates and inspection stamps before March 22, 2023 and are still valid for inspection as of the effective date of the Circular (June 3). The inspection agency must automatically issue confirmation of the validity period of the certificate and inspection stamp for the vehicle.
The issuance of certificates of inspection cycle extension for the above vehicles is valid until March 22, 2026.
According to the Vietnam Register, it is expected that more than 1.9 million non-commercial vehicles with up to 9 seats will have their inspections postponed for another 6 months. This will create conditions for inspection units to focus human resources and facilities to serve vehicles that are overdue but have not been inspected; at the same time, it will resolve congestion and ensure that vehicles are put into operation soon.
Vehicle inspection in Hanoi. Photo: Ngoc Thanh
According to the new Circular, the automatic extension of the inspection cycle does not apply to cases where the certificates and inspection stamps expire before June 3. These vehicles still have to go to the vehicle inspection center to get the stamps and papers. According to the Vietnam Register, nearly 155,600 vehicles are currently overdue for inspection.
The inspection agency will look up information about the validity period of the inspection certificate and inspection stamp, and provide an account for vehicle owners to look up and receive.
Explaining the reason why the Circular only applies to vehicles with less than 9 seats that are not used for commercial transport, the leader of the Vietnam Register said that this is a group of personal vehicles with low usage frequency. The care, maintenance and repair of vehicle owners is better than that of commercial vehicles. The pass rate from the first inspection of this group is high, about 95% of the total number of vehicles. Thus, even if the vehicle is not re-inspected before the extended cycle, safety is still guaranteed.
According to Circular No. 2/2023 of the Ministry of Transport, passenger vehicles with less than 9 seats that are not used for transportation and are manufactured up to 7 years ago are exempt from inspection for 36 months (previously 30 months), the periodic inspection cycle is 24 months (an increase of 6 months compared to before); vehicles manufactured from 7 to 20 years ago (previously 12 years ago) have a periodic inspection cycle of 12 months; vehicles over 20 years old have a cycle of 6 months. Vehicle owners must have their vehicles inspected before confirming the new inspection cycle.
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