A Vietnamese person can own many vehicle registration plates: Circular
A person in Vietnam can own many many identification plates, states a Ministry of Public Security circular on granting and revoking motor vehicle registration and number plates which took effect from August 15.
A vehicle owner applies for an administrative procedure on the withdrawal of vehicle's number plate at the Traffic Police Department of Hanoi Police.(Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A person in Vietnam ♏can own many many identification plates, states a Ministry of Public Security circular on granting and revoking motorvehicle registration and number plates which took effect from August 15.
Under Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA, identification platesare issued and managed according to the vehicle owner's identification code and they are only applied to the5-digit plates. Moreover, vehicle owners may keep the license plate forregistering another vehicle under their ownership when their vehicles haveexpired, damaged, or have ownership changed. Individuals aged full 15 years or older may register theirvehicles. People from 15 to under 18 years old must be approved by a parentor guardian if they make vehicle registration. According to the circular’s Clause 2, Article 3, vehicleowners - organisations or individuals with permanent or temporary residence inany locality can register their vehicles at the local vehicle registrationauthority, except for those who win the number plate auction. With this regulation, residents can completely completevehicle registration procedures at their temporary residence from August 15,2023, without returning to the locality of their permanent residence for a number plate. If the owner is a Vietnamese citizen, the vehicle registation plate shallbe managed based on his/her personal identification number. If the owner is a foreigner, the plate shall be managed upon his/her foreign identification number registered on the electronicidentification and verification system or the number of a permanent residencecard, temporary residence card, or other identification numbers issued bycompetent authorities. If the owner is an organisation, the plate shall bemanaged based on its electronic identification number registered on the electronicidentification and verification system. In case the identification number ofthe organisation is not yet acquired, the plate shall be managed upon itstax code or establishment decision./.
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A vehicle owner applies for an administrative procedure on the withdrawal of vehicle's number plate at the Traffic Police Department of Hanoi Police.(Photo: VNA) 
