Under the draft Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety, motorcycle driving licenses made of cardboard that were issued before July 1, 2012, must be converted to plastic (PET) cards. The Vietnam Road Administration has reported that there are currently approximately 22 million cardboard motorcycle driving licenses (A1, A2, and A3 types) that were issued from 1995 to July 2012 across the country.
Mr. Luong Duyen Thong, the Head of the Driver and Vehicle Management Department, has stated that the cardboard licenses lack important personal information such as date of birth and citizen identification number. As a result, they cannot be integrated into the management system of the Vietnam Road Administration or the national database on population and electronic identification accounts (VNeID). Consequently, the Ministry of Transport has proposed adding a provision to the draft Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety, requesting the Ministry of Public Security to address this issue.
The proposal includes the conversion of the 22 million motorcycle driving licenses issued before July 1, 2012, to plastic cards.
Mr. Thong has also mentioned that the Government will establish a roadmap and fee rates for the conversion process. Currently, individuals who convert their motorcycle driving licenses do not need to undergo a health check or provide the old license documents. The fee for the conversion is set at 135,000 VND.
Colonel Nguyen Quang Nhat, the Head of the Propaganda Department in the Traffic Police Department, has stated that the PET-formatted driving licenses will be updated on the system of the Vietnam Road Administration and later integrated into the VNeID application.
The PET driving licenses have already been integrated into VNeID, enabling connection with the national population database. In the future, relevant authorities will manage individuals and vehicle-related documents through VNeID.
At present, the transportation sector manages a total of 55.6 million driving licenses for both cars and motorcycles. According to the Vietnam Road Administration, approximately 23.6 million car and motorcycle driving licenses have not been integrated into VNeID due to data inconsistency with the population database.
Under the draft Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety, the Ministry of Public Security proposes that the Government regulate the categories and expiration dates of driving licenses. The Minister of Transport will be responsible for determining the form of driving licenses and international driving licenses, as well as the procedures for issuing and using these types of licenses.
Colonel Nhat has acknowledged that Vietnam currently uses driving licenses that do not comply with the Vienna Convention. The convention stipulates that category A is for motorcycles, while category B is for cars. However, Vietnam has divided driving licenses into categories A1, A2, B1, and B2. Therefore, the Traffic Police Department has decided to make adjustments to align with international regulations, aiming for Vietnam to become a member of these conventions.
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