Research on implementing mileage-based vehicle inspection instead of time.

The Government Office has recently released Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha’s Conclusion at the review meeting of the draft Decree that amends and supplements some provisions of Decree No. 139/2018/ND-CP on the business of motor vehicle inspection services.

In the announcement, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha instructed the Ministry of Transport to continue leading the efforts and collaborating with relevant agencies to study and incorporate feedback into the draft Decree. The goal is to finalize and submit it to the Prime Minister before May 15, 2023. This is to promptly address challenges and obstacles in the vehicle inspection work and prevent violations and instability as in the past.

Deputy Prime Minister Ha further instructed the Ministry of Transport to analyze the inspection cycle for non-commercial and personal vehicles compared to commercial vehicles. The aim is to ensure reasonableness and safety. The specific focus would be on studying the regulation of the inspection cycle based on the number of kilometers instead of the criteria of vehicle usage time.

In addition, there is a proposal to include regulations on the responsibilities of vehicle owners, warranty units, and maintenance units between two inspection cycles. It is also suggested that the results of vehicle warranty and maintenance (ensuring technical safety and environmental protection) between two inspection cycles should serve as a basis for vehicle inspection. Furthermore, conditions for the business of warranty and maintenance services for road motor vehicles should also be considered.

Moreover, Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Transport to study the application of information technology to establish a connected database between the Vietnam Register, Traffic Police Department, Vehicle Inspection Units, vehicle maintenance centers, and vehicle insurance units. This would include the certification of inspection from registered maintenance centers on the public service portal. Additionally, studying suitable forms of inspection stickers or electronic applications for post-inspection vehicles at inspection centers or eligible maintenance centers is also necessary.

Deputy Prime Minister emphasized the importance of focusing on the content related to state management when finalizing the draft Decree amendments. The Decree should clearly define the functions of state management and the function of providing vehicle inspection services. Additionally, there should be decentralization to localities with sufficient capacity in the state management of inspection work. The decentralization plan for localities to comprehensively manage inspection, examination, calibration, and network planning should also be studied according to regulations.

In terms of enhancing human resources and infrastructure for the vehicle registration field, there is a need to mobilize the facilities and workforce of the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Defense. Their participation in the inspection of civilian vehicles would be permitted by the Minister of Public Security and the Minister of Defense, in conjunction with defense-security activities, as long as they meet the conditions for the business of motor vehicle inspection services.

Regarding regulations on vehicle maintenance and warranty units for road motor vehicles, authorized distributors of domestic automobile manufacturers and other maintenance centers that meet the registration requirements would be eligible to provide inspection services if they fulfill the requirements for the business of motor vehicle inspection services and comply with relevant legal regulations.

To ensure the synchronization of implementing this Decree, Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Transport to take the lead and collaborate with the Ministry of Justice. They should submit a report to the Prime Minister to apply the simplified procedure sequence for the amendment and supplementation of Circular No. 16/2021/TT-BGTVT and Circular No. 02/2023/TT-BGTVT (issued prior to May 15, 2023). Specifically, an automatic registration of inspection for new vehicles and vehicles with extended inspection cycles, along with the use of information technology to facilitate the automatic extension of inspection cycles, would be implemented. This aims to make it easier for citizens and businesses and reduce pressure on inspection centers. Detailed instructions for the implementation of this Decree would be provided to promptly address difficulties and obstacles in inspection activities (to be issued simultaneously with this Decree).

The Ministry of Transport would implement vehicle inspection scheduling registration through technical processing software to prevent duplication and discourage “service agents” from registering the same vehicle in multiple locations (instead of manual paper registration). This would facilitate citizens, enable easy management, and prevent negative activities.