85 inspection centers may have to close, traffic jams occur in 11 provinces and cities

Mr. Nguyen To An, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Register, has just shared the registration situation and expressed concern about the possibility of congestion in the coming months.

Currently, nationwide, there are 274/294 motor vehicle inspection centers with 446/546 inspection lines in operation with a minimum inspection capacity of 642,240 vehicles/month.

The number of inspection units and inspection lines mentioned above, if operating normally, will fully meet the inspection needs of people and businesses nationwide this year.

However, Mr. An said that the uneven distribution of inspection centers, combined with the number of vehicles in the exempted or extended inspection groups that are due for re-inspection, are potential factors leading to the risk of local congestion of inspected vehicles.

This situation will occur in the middle and late months of 2024 in 11 localities including: Binh Thuan, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Ha Giang, Hanoi, Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Thai Binh, Thua Thien Hue, Ho Chi Minh City and Tra Vinh. In particular, in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, local congestion has occurred during the day in the past.

According to statistics, nationwide, 900 inspectors have been prosecuted, and 291 are still participating in supporting inspection activities. Of these, Hanoi has 113 inspectors who have been prosecuted and are working, and Ho Chi Minh City has 54.

Mr. An is concerned about the shortage of inspection personnel if localities simultaneously bring cases related to the inspection field to trial. He cited Hanoi as an example, where 28/31 inspection centers are currently operating with a total of 204 inspectors. Of these 204 inspectors, 113 (55%) have been prosecuted but are still working and supporting inspection activities.

“In the event that the court holds a mass trial in the coming time (if it takes place in 1 month, the trial is expected to be in July), it will have a huge impact because the inspectors have to attend the trial. There are only 91 inspectors from 28 inspection centers to conduct inspections. As a result, 9 inspection centers will have to stop operating due to lack of inspectors. With 19 inspection centers still operating with a monthly inspection capacity of about 35,880 vehicles, it will only meet about 40% of the inspection demand in July,” said Mr. An.

In addition, if the inspector is convicted, the Department must revoke the inspector's certificate, leading to 27/28 inspection centers currently operating being temporarily suspended for 3 months. Thus, the risk of traffic congestion in Hanoi becomes even more obvious.

Similarly, in Ho Chi Minh City, there are currently 18/19 centers operating, of which 54/146 inspectors have been prosecuted. If the court brings the case to trial simultaneously, 3 inspection centers will have to stop operating due to lack of staff.

In case the inspectors are convicted, the Department must revoke the inspector certificates, resulting in 16/18 operating inspection centers being temporarily suspended for 3 months.

“If in July the authorities bring all cases related to vehicle inspection to trial, it is predicted that 85 vehicle inspection centers will have to close for 3 months. Thus, 100% of vehicle inspection centers under the Vietnam Register in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will have to stop operating. The risk of traffic jams in localities will certainly occur, especially serious in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai,” Mr. An informed.

Mr. An proposed that the competent authorities not try cases related to the inspection field at the same time; allow amendments to Decree No. 139/2018/ND-CP and Decree No. 30/2023/ND-CP with simplified procedures, in the direction of eliminating cases of revoking inspection certificates and temporarily suspending the operation of inspection units.