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Hanoi plans to increase traffic violation fines from July

LA (synthesis) January 27, 2025 5:00

The Hanoi People's Committee has just proposed to raise the fines for road traffic violations higher than Decree 168, effective from July.

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Traffic jam on Nguyen Trai Street during rush hour in January 2025. Photo:PHAM CHIEU

According to the draft Resolution regulating fines for a number of administrative violations in the field of road traffic in Hanoi, which is being consulted, violations will have their fines increased based on the following criteria: Common in nature; causing accidents, traffic jams; negatively affecting public order and traffic infrastructure.

These include acts of not complying with instructions, road markings, and traffic signs; entering prohibited roads; driving in the wrong part of the road or lane; stopping and parking illegally; speeding; carrying or loading goods that are overweight; violating alcohol concentration; weaving; honking, revving the engine; and some violations in driver training, testing, and licensing, vehicle registration, use of roads and sidewalks, and transportation business.

Previously, on December 26, 2024, the Government issued Decree 168/2024 regulating administrative sanctions for violations of traffic safety and order in the field of road traffic; deducting points and restoring points on driving licenses, in which the penalties for some violations were increased.

Through practical assessment and the situation of traffic safety violations in the area, the Hanoi People's Committee believes that it is necessary to continue to increase the severity of some violations to raise awareness of traffic participants, gradually forming a traffic culture, controlling and reducing congestion and accidents.

The legal basis for increasing the fine is the Capital Law 2024, effective from January 1, 2025, allowing the City People's Council to prescribe fines no more than twice as high as the fines prescribed by the Government for certain administrative violations in road traffic.

Some acts under current regulations have low fines, the draft resolution proposes to increase them by 2 times, while acts with high fines are proposed to increase them by 1.5 times. The specific proposed fines are as follows.

Expected fines for cars:

ViolationPenalties prescribed in Decree 168/2024Expected fine level according to Hanoi resolution
Parking where there is a "no parking" sign or a "no stopping and parking" sign600,000-800,000 VND1.2 - 1.6 million VND
Stop parking on the pedestrian crossing600,000-800,000 VND1.2 - 1.6 million VND
Driving on the wrong side of the road or in the wrong lane (lane in the same direction or lane in the opposite direction)4 - 6 million VND8 - 12 million VND
Driving a vehicle 10 to 20 km/h over the speed limit4 - 6 million VND8 - 12 million VND
Driving a vehicle at a speed exceeding the prescribed speed limit by more than 20 km/h to 35 km/h6 - 8 million VND12 - 16 million VND
Driving a vehicle at a speed exceeding the prescribed speed limit by more than 35 km/h12 - 14 million VND24 - 28 million VND
Driving on the road with alcohol concentration in blood or breath not exceeding 50 milligrams/100 ml of blood or not exceeding 0.25 mg/liter of breath6 - 8 million VND9 - 12 million VND
Driving a vehicle on the road with a blood or breath alcohol concentration exceeding 50 to 80 mg/100 ml of blood or exceeding 0.25 to 0.4 mg/liter of breath18 - 20 million VND27 - 30 million VND
Driving a vehicle on the road with a blood or breath alcohol concentration exceeding 80 mg/100 ml of blood or exceeding 0.4 mg/liter of breath30 - 40 million VND45 - 60 million VND
Failure to comply with the request for alcohol testing by an officer on duty30 - 40 million VND45 - 60 million VND
Driving on the road while having drugs or other stimulants in the body that are prohibited by law30 - 40 million VND45 - 60 million VND
Entering a restricted area, a road with a sign prohibiting entry for the type of vehicle being driven.4 - 6 million VND6 - 9 million VND
Failure to yield or obstruct priority vehicles that are signaling priority while on duty6 - 8 million VND12 - 16 million VND
Failure to comply with traffic signs and road markings400,000-600,000 VND0.8 - 1.2 million VND

Expected fines for motorbikes:

ViolationPenalties prescribed in Government DecreeExpected fine level according to Hanoi resolution
Not wearing a helmet or wearing a helmet with the strap not fastened properly400,000 - 600,000 VND0.8 - 1.2 million VND
Carrying luggage or goods exceeding the vehicle's allowable size limit400,000-600,000 VND0.8 - 1.2 million VND
Stop and park on the bridge600,000-800,000 VND1.2 - 1.6 million VND
Carrying 3 or more people in the vehicle600,000-800,000 VND1.2 - 1.6 million VND
Driving on the road with alcohol concentration in blood or breath not exceeding 50 mg/100 ml of blood or not exceeding 0.25 mg/liter of breath2 - 3 million VND3 - 4.5 million VND
Driving a vehicle on the road with a blood or breath alcohol concentration exceeding 50 to 80 mg/100 ml of blood or exceeding 0.25 to 0.4 mg/liter of breath6 - 8 million VND9 - 12 million VND
Driving a vehicle on the road with a blood or breath alcohol concentration exceeding 80 mg/100 ml of blood or exceeding 0.4 mg/liter of breath8 - 10 million VND12 - 15 million VND
Failure to comply with the request for alcohol testing by an officer on duty8-10 million VND12 - 15 million VND

Administrative violations in the field of road traffic not specified in the resolution of Hanoi City shall be applied according to current regulations. After collecting opinions, the draft resolution will be submitted to the City People's Council, expected to take effect from July 2025.

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