New cars are exempt from inspection, do we need to take photos of the car and is there a registration fee?

From today (March 22), motor vehicles that have not been used and have a year of manufacture up to the year of application for an Inspection Certificate of less than 2 years (year of manufacture plus 1 year) and have With all valid documents, inspection will be exempted and stamps and certificates will be issued at registration centers without having to present the vehicle.

This is one of the new points stipulated in the Circular. Circular 02/2023/TT-BGTVT on amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular 16/2021/TT-BGTVT.

Thus, new vehicles (manufactured no more than 2 years old) will be exempted from registration. Vehicle owners do not need to bring the vehicle to the inspection station. However, many people question how the registration process will be done Is it possible to print vehicle images or if so, where will the images be used?

Answering this issue, an official from the Vietnam Register said the registration exemption for vehicles Qualified motor vehicles are specified in detail in Circular 02/2023/TT-BGTVT on amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular 16/2021/TT-BGTVT and accompanying appendices.

< p>Prepare documents without having to bring the vehicle in

Vehicles exempt from the first inspection are unused motor vehicles that have been issued a “Quality Inspection Certificate”. ex-factory” for assembled vehicles or “Certificate of technical safety and environmental protection quality for imported motor vehicles” or “Notification of exemption from technical safety and environmental protection quality inspection imported motor vehicles” and have the year of manufacture to the year of submitting the application for an Inspection Certificate of less than 2 years (year of manufacture plus 1 year) with complete and valid documents.

Standard vehicle owner Documents that include, in addition to vehicle registration documents, a copy of the engine number and frame number are required. Based on the documents provided by the vehicle owner, the registration unit has been fully inspected and assessed as valid according to regulations To issue an Inspection Certificate, the Inspection Stamp. The vehicle owner does not have to take the vehicle to the registration unit. The inspection certificate will not have a photo but instead the words “Motor vehicle is exempt from inspection for the first time”.

In addition, the Inspection Certificate for vehicles exempt from registration for the first time also clearly states the information in the bottom left corner: “The inspection certificate is issued as exempted according to the provisions of Circular 16/2021/TT-BGTVT and related amendments and supplements. This certificate will no longer be valid if the vehicle is arbitrarily modified not in accordance with the manufacturer’s design.

The vehicle owner will self-apply the inspection stamp before circulating /strong>

The Circular clearly states that the vehicle owner is responsible for affixing the Inspection Stamp in case of exemption from initial inspection in accordance with regulations. The Inspection Stamp is affixed in the upper right corner of the inside The front windshield of a car; for trailers and semi-trailers, the inspection stamp is affixed to the vehicle frame near the location where the registration number plate is installed on the outside with a transparent protective layer.

The vehicle owner must affix an inspection stamp on the motor vehicle before entering traffic, even if the motor vehicle is exempt from inspection for the first time. This means the vehicle is new but has not yet completed the documents or has been issued a Certificate If you have an inspection certificate but have not affixed the inspection stamp according to regulations, you will still be fined if you use this vehicle to participate in traffic.

There is no inspection fee, only a license fee /strong>

With the exemption from first registration for new vehicles, vehicle owners will not lose the inspection service price of about 250,000 – 570,000 VND/vehicle depending on the type.

Vehicle owners need to pay a fee for issuing an inspection certificate of 40,000 VND for specialized motor vehicles and motorbikes. Fees for car under 10 seats (excluding ambulances) is 90,000 VND.

Revised motor vehicle inspection cycle