The Hanoi People's Committee has just proposed to raise the fines for road traffic violations higher than Decree 168, effective from July.
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:
Violation | Penalties prescribed in Decree 168/2024 | Expected fine level according to Hanoi resolution |
Parking where there is a "no parking" sign or a "no stopping and parking" sign | 600,000-800,000 VND | 1.2 - 1.6 million VND |
Stop parking on the pedestrian crossing | 600,000-800,000 VND | 1.2 - 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 VND | 8 - 12 million VND |
Driving a vehicle 10 to 20 km/h over the speed limit | 4 - 6 million VND | 8 - 12 million VND |
Driving a vehicle at a speed exceeding the prescribed speed limit by more than 20 km/h to 35 km/h | 6 - 8 million VND | 12 - 16 million VND |
Driving a vehicle at a speed exceeding the prescribed speed limit by more than 35 km/h | 12 - 14 million VND | 24 - 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 breath | 6 - 8 million VND | 9 - 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 breath | 18 - 20 million VND | 27 - 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 breath | 30 - 40 million VND | 45 - 60 million VND |
Failure to comply with the request for alcohol testing by an officer on duty | 30 - 40 million VND | 45 - 60 million VND |
Driving on the road while having drugs or other stimulants in the body that are prohibited by law | 30 - 40 million VND | 45 - 60 million VND |
Entering a restricted area, a road with a sign prohibiting entry for the type of vehicle being driven. | 4 - 6 million VND | 6 - 9 million VND |
Failure to yield or obstruct priority vehicles that are signaling priority while on duty | 6 - 8 million VND | 12 - 16 million VND |
Failure to comply with traffic signs and road markings | 400,000-600,000 VND | 0.8 - 1.2 million VND |
Expected fines for motorbikes:
Violation | Penalties prescribed in Government Decree | Expected fine level according to Hanoi resolution |
Not wearing a helmet or wearing a helmet with the strap not fastened properly | 400,000 - 600,000 VND | 0.8 - 1.2 million VND |
Carrying luggage or goods exceeding the vehicle's allowable size limit | 400,000-600,000 VND | 0.8 - 1.2 million VND |
Stop and park on the bridge | 600,000-800,000 VND | 1.2 - 1.6 million VND |
Carrying 3 or more people in the vehicle | 600,000-800,000 VND | 1.2 - 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 breath | 2 - 3 million VND | 3 - 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 breath | 6 - 8 million VND | 9 - 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 breath | 8 - 10 million VND | 12 - 15 million VND |
Failure to comply with the request for alcohol testing by an officer on duty | 8-10 million VND | 12 - 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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